White-bellied Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus griseipectus)

Identification & Behavior: ~11 cm (4.3 in). The White-bellied Tody-Tyrant is mostly olive-green above. The wing coverts are blackish edged with yellowish forming two thin wing bars. The throat, breast, and center of the belly are whitish faintly streaked with gray. The iris is pale. The bill is black with orange on the base of the lower mandible. It forages in the understory and midstory of interior forest. It is very similar to the White-eyed Tody-Tyrant, but their ranges are separated by the Amazon and Ucayali Rivers.

Status: The White-bellied Tody-Tyrant ranges on the south/east side of the Amazon and Ucayali Rivers and south to Bolivia. It is known to range to elevations of up to 900 m along the foothill of the Andes. The White-bellied Tody-Tyrant also occurs in Br and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Tirano-Todi de Vientre Blanco.

Sub-species: White-bellied Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus griseipectus), (E. Snethlage), 1907.

Meaning of Name: Hemitriccus: Gr. hemi, hemisus= small, half and trikkos= unidentified small bird. griseipectus: L. griseum= grey and pectus, pectoris= breast.

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