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BirdingDoc · Saturday 27th August 2011, 23:35

This small bird was seen in a bush along a flood plain of an Amazonian tributary in the Madre de Dios in Peru. I had wondered if it was a Pygmy-Tyrant, but can't convince myself that it matches the illustrations in the reference texts.
The pictures, as usual, aren't great. The bird was hiding in distant bushes, on a rainy morning.
Thanks for looking.
Charles

Birdingcraft · Monday 29th August 2011, 13:08

Maybe a Little Ground-Tyrant?

BirdingDoc · Monday 29th August 2011, 21:20

Patrick, I think you may have nailed it. Certainly, the location and behaviour fit that species. Thank you.

I had dismissed that possibility because I expected that the light eye stripe and the wing bars would be readily apparent. However, as I have sought other images of the Little Ground-Tyrant, including this one from BirdForum (http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Little_Ground_Tyrant), I see no appreciable difference between my bird and these ones.

In the absence of a dissenting opinion, I'll list it as such.

Saturday 27th August 2011, 23:35	#1
BirdingDoc BirdingDoc Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 74	Amazonian LBJ This small bird was seen in a bush along a flood plain of an Amazonian tributary in the Madre de Dios in Peru. I had wondered if it was a Pygmy-Tyrant, but can't convince myself that it matches the illustrations in the reference texts. The pictures, as usual, aren't great. The bird was hiding in distant bushes, on a rainy morning. Thanks for looking. Charles Attached Thumbnails

Monday 29th August 2011, 13:08	#2
Birdingcraft Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Costa Rica Posts: 3,599	Maybe a Little Ground-Tyrant? __________________ Patrick O'Donnell my blog about living and birding in Costa Rica: http://birdingcraft.com/wordpress

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Monday 29th August 2011, 21:20	#3
BirdingDoc BirdingDoc Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 74	Patrick, I think you may have nailed it. Certainly, the location and behaviour fit that species. Thank you. I had dismissed that possibility because I expected that the light eye stripe and the wing bars would be readily apparent. However, as I have sought other images of the Little Ground-Tyrant, including this one from BirdForum (http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Little_Ground_Tyrant), I see no appreciable difference between my bird and these ones. In the absence of a dissenting opinion, I'll list it as such.

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