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Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant
Pseudotriccus pelzelni
Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant (Pseudotriccus pelzelni) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant (Pseudotriccus pelzelni) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 10.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Genus Pseudotriccus
- Species pelzelni
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant (Pseudotriccus pelzelni) is a member of the Tyrannidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Panama and Colombia to Peru.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10.9 g, with a wing length of about 5.4 cm and a tail of around 4.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 148,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant?
The Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant is a very small bird that weighs around 10.9 g.
Where does the Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant live?
The Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Panama and Colombia to Peru, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant belong to?
The Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant (Pseudotriccus pelzelni) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant eat?
The Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant migrate?
The Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant make?
1 real field recording of the Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant's range?
The Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant has a mapped global range of about 148,000 km².
Conservation
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