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Birdsong field guide

Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant

Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus

A small, elusive member of the tyrant flycatcher family, characterized by its distinctive warm-cinnamon breast and restricted montane range.

What it sounds like

A short, dry, descending trill lasting about one second, often described as a low-pitched rattle or 'trrrrrr'.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Paul Coopmans · PeruCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

This species was only formally described by science in 1987 following its discovery in the Cordillera del Cóndor.
It is a habitat specialist, primarily occurring in stunted elfin forests growing on nutrient-poor sandstone soils.
The bird belongs to the genus Hemitriccus, a group known as 'tody-tyrants' due to their small size and broad, flat bills.
It often forages in dense bamboo thickets (Chusquea) where it gleans insects from the undersides of leaves.
Due to its specialized habitat requirements and small range, it is considered a restricted-range species within the Peruvian East Andean Foothills Endemic Bird Area.

Habitat

Stunted montane forests and elfin scrub, typically between 1,700 and 2,300 meters elevation.

Range

Eastern Andes of southern Ecuador and northern Peru, specifically the Cordillera del Cóndor and Cordillera de Colán.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Acre Tody-TyrantHemitriccus cohnhafti Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis Boat-billed Tody-TyrantHemitriccus josephinae Brown-breasted Pygmy-TyrantHemitriccus obsoletus Buff-breasted Tody-TyrantHemitriccus mirandae Buff-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus rufigularis Drab-breasted Pygmy-TyrantHemitriccus diops Eye-ringed Tody-TyrantHemitriccus orbitatus

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