Dinelli's Doradito

Overview

Dinelli's doradito (Pseudocolopteryx dinelliana) is a Near Threatened species of tyrant flycatcher found in parts of South America. The species is monotypic and its name commemorates the Argentinian biologist Luis Dinelli. Its population is believed to be decreasing due to wetland modifications and agricultural conversion.

Identification

• Approximately 11 cm long with a slender, black, warbler-like bill and blackish-grey legs.
• Mostly yellowish-olive upperparts with a rufescent tinge on the crown, lores, and cheeks, and two faint wing bars.
• Males feature bright yellow throats and underparts, while females are duller.
• Song described as a 'soft but twangy redek-redek-redidek' or 'zeik-zeik'.

Habitat

Found in north-central Argentina, western Paraguay, southern Bolivia, and possibly southern Brazil. It inhabits beds of reeds, grassy marshes, and shrublands near water at elevations up to 500 m above sea level.

Diet

The diet includes insects and spiders. The bird forages in dense marsh vegetation.

Did you know?

Its nest is a deep cup constructed from plant fibers and spider egg cases, attached to marsh grasses, sedges, or the forks of shrub branches.