Pilcopata area, Peru
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Deck Sul - Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
This is a tiny, big-headed bird, 9.5–10.2 cm long, 6.5–6.8 g in weight.
They can be found in the Neotropics from Mexico to South America.
It's a very common inhabitant in gardens, shady plantations, second growth and edges and clearings of forest. It's usually seen in pairs, making rapid dashing sallies or hovering to pick small arthropods off the vegetation. It often wags its tail while moving along branches.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Tyranni
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Todirostrum Lesson, 1831
Species: T. cinereum (Linnaeus, 1766)
Binomial name: Todirostrum cinereum
Costa Rica March-2022
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Todirostrum
Species:T. cinereum
The Common Tody-flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and northeast Brazil.
Tiny, somewhat warbler-like flycatcher of tropical lowlands. Has a long and rather broad bill for such a small bird. Favors open and semi-open areas with scattered trees, bushes, hedgerows, and scrub. Often found in pairs, flitting actively and holding its tail cocked. Note the black mask, setting off the whitish eyes, and the white-tipped tail.
Costa Rica March-2022
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Todirostrum
Species:T. cinereum
The Common Tody-flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and northeast Brazil.
Tiny, somewhat warbler-like flycatcher of tropical lowlands. Has a long and rather broad bill for such a small bird. Favors open and semi-open areas with scattered trees, bushes, hedgerows, and scrub. Often found in pairs, flitting actively and holding its tail cocked. Note the black mask, setting off the whitish eyes, and the white-tipped tail.
Costa Rica March-2022
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Todirostrum
Species:T. cinereum
The Common Tody-flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and northeast Brazil.
Tiny, somewhat warbler-like flycatcher of tropical lowlands. Has a long and rather broad bill for such a small bird. Favors open and semi-open areas with scattered trees, bushes, hedgerows, and scrub. Often found in pairs, flitting actively and holding its tail cocked. Note the black mask, setting off the whitish eyes, and the white-tipped tail.
Costa Rica March-2022
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Todirostrum
Species:T. cinereum
The Common Tody-flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and northeast Brazil.
Tiny, somewhat warbler-like flycatcher of tropical lowlands. Has a long and rather broad bill for such a small bird. Favors open and semi-open areas with scattered trees, bushes, hedgerows, and scrub. Often found in pairs, flitting actively and holding its tail cocked. Note the black mask, setting off the whitish eyes, and the white-tipped tail.
Costa Rica March-2022
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Todirostrum
Species:T. cinereum
The Common Tody-flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and northeast Brazil.
Tiny, somewhat warbler-like flycatcher of tropical lowlands. Has a long and rather broad bill for such a small bird. Favors open and semi-open areas with scattered trees, bushes, hedgerows, and scrub. Often found in pairs, flitting actively and holding its tail cocked. Note the black mask, setting off the whitish eyes, and the white-tipped tail.
Costa Rica March-2022
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Todirostrum
Species:T. cinereum
The Common Tody-flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and northeast Brazil.
Tiny, somewhat warbler-like flycatcher of tropical lowlands. Has a long and rather broad bill for such a small bird. Favors open and semi-open areas with scattered trees, bushes, hedgerows, and scrub. Often found in pairs, flitting actively and holding its tail cocked. Note the black mask, setting off the whitish eyes, and the white-tipped tail.
Costa Rica March-2022
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Todirostrum
Species:T. cinereum
The Common Tody-flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and northeast Brazil.
Tiny, somewhat warbler-like flycatcher of tropical lowlands. Has a long and rather broad bill for such a small bird. Favors open and semi-open areas with scattered trees, bushes, hedgerows, and scrub. Often found in pairs, flitting actively and holding its tail cocked. Note the black mask, setting off the whitish eyes, and the white-tipped tail.
Costa Rica March-2022
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Todirostrum
Species:T. cinereum
The Common Tody-flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and northeast Brazil.
Tiny, somewhat warbler-like flycatcher of tropical lowlands. Has a long and rather broad bill for such a small bird. Favors open and semi-open areas with scattered trees, bushes, hedgerows, and scrub. Often found in pairs, flitting actively and holding its tail cocked. Note the black mask, setting off the whitish eyes, and the white-tipped tail.
Costa Rica March-2022
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Todirostrum
Species:T. cinereum
The Common Tody-flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and northeast Brazil.
Tiny, somewhat warbler-like flycatcher of tropical lowlands. Has a long and rather broad bill for such a small bird. Favors open and semi-open areas with scattered trees, bushes, hedgerows, and scrub. Often found in pairs, flitting actively and holding its tail cocked. Note the black mask, setting off the whitish eyes, and the white-tipped tail.
Costa Rica March-2022
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Todirostrum
Species:T. cinereum
The Common Tody-flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and northeast Brazil.
Tiny, somewhat warbler-like flycatcher of tropical lowlands. Has a long and rather broad bill for such a small bird. Favors open and semi-open areas with scattered trees, bushes, hedgerows, and scrub. Often found in pairs, flitting actively and holding its tail cocked. Note the black mask, setting off the whitish eyes, and the white-tipped tail.
Costa Rica March-2022
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Todirostrum
Species:T. cinereum
The Common Tody-flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and northeast Brazil.
Tiny, somewhat warbler-like flycatcher of tropical lowlands. Has a long and rather broad bill for such a small bird. Favors open and semi-open areas with scattered trees, bushes, hedgerows, and scrub. Often found in pairs, flitting actively and holding its tail cocked. Note the black mask, setting off the whitish eyes, and the white-tipped tail.
Costa Rica March-2022
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Todirostrum
Species:T. cinereum
The Common Tody-flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and northeast Brazil.
Tiny, somewhat warbler-like flycatcher of tropical lowlands. Has a long and rather broad bill for such a small bird. Favors open and semi-open areas with scattered trees, bushes, hedgerows, and scrub. Often found in pairs, flitting actively and holding its tail cocked. Note the black mask, setting off the whitish eyes, and the white-tipped tail.
Costa Rica March-2022
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Todirostrum
Species:T. cinereum
The Common Tody-flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and northeast Brazil.
Tiny, somewhat warbler-like flycatcher of tropical lowlands. Has a long and rather broad bill for such a small bird. Favors open and semi-open areas with scattered trees, bushes, hedgerows, and scrub. Often found in pairs, flitting actively and holding its tail cocked. Note the black mask, setting off the whitish eyes, and the white-tipped tail.
Costa Rica March-2022
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Todirostrum
Species:T. cinereum
The Common Tody-flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and northeast Brazil.
Tiny, somewhat warbler-like flycatcher of tropical lowlands. Has a long and rather broad bill for such a small bird. Favors open and semi-open areas with scattered trees, bushes, hedgerows, and scrub. Often found in pairs, flitting actively and holding its tail cocked. Note the black mask, setting off the whitish eyes, and the white-tipped tail.