- Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus
Identification
10 cm
Upperside green to olive with white edges to tertials. It is bright cinnamon on breast and throat, as well as on eye-ring and lores, somewhat duller on auriculars. Lower breast and belly is yellow, washed olive on the flanks.
Distribution
South America: found east of the Andes from southern Ecuador (Cordillera del Cóndor) to northernmost Peru (San Martín).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
In stunted forest usually on poor soil, this species usually inhabits dense shrubby undergrowth. Found at elevations of 1700-2200 m asl.
Behaviour
Mostly solitary or found in pairs.
Presumably feeds on insects which for one bird was described as being caught while gleaning.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Schulenberg, T. S. & Stotz, D. F. & Lane, D. F. & O'Neill, J. P. & Parker III, T. A. & Egg, A. B. (2010). Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691130231
- Ridgely, R.S., & P.J. Greenfield (2001). "The Birds of Ecuador - Field Guide". Comstock/Cornell Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-8014-8721-7
- Schulenberg, T. S. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.cbttyr1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnamon-breasted_Tody-Tyrant
