Flammulated Bamboo Tyrant

Overview

The flammulated bamboo tyrant, also known as the flammulated pygmy-tyrant, is a small bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in eastern Peru, western Brazil, and eastern Bolivia.

Identification

• Approximately 11 cm long with plain olive green upperparts.
• Dull brownish gray throat and breast with very faint darker streaks, transitioning to a white belly.
• Features a pale gray spot above the lores and a pale gray eye-ring on an olive green face.
• Song consists of a popping, slightly descending series of low, stuttered notes described as 'pip'ip'ip-pip'ip'.

Habitat

This species inhabits terra firme forest where it almost exclusively associates with stands of Guadua bamboo. It mostly occurs below 500 m in elevation but has been recorded as high as 1,300 m.

Diet

The flammulated bamboo tyrant feeds on arthropods, typically foraging singly or in pairs and seldom joining mixed-species feeding flocks. It forages mostly in the undergrowth, using short upward strikes to the underside of leaves from a perch.

Did you know?

Its wings make an audible whir in flight, a sound distinct from its vocalisations.