Torrent Tyrannulet

The Torrent Tyrannulet is a bird of rocky mountain streams at elevations from 300 to 2200 m, although it is less common at the lower altitudes where the water currents are weaker. There is a nesting record from Costa Rica as low as 35 m, possibly as a result of displacement of birds by hydroelectric work higher up the Sarapiquí River.

The Torrent Tyrannulet is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Torrent Tyrannulet, Serpophaga cinerea, is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from Costa Rica south to northern Bolivia and northwestern Venezuela. Contents - * 1 Habitat * 2 Characteristics * 3 Behavior * 3. More

The adult Torrent Tyrannulet is 10-11.4 cm long and weighs 8g. The male is pale grey above, and greyish white below, becoming white on the throat and lower belly. The head above the level of the eye is black with a concealed white crown patch, and the wings and tail are blackish. There are two thin grey-white wing bars. The female is similar, but the top of the head is greyer and the crown patch is smaller or absent. More

The Torrent Tyrannulet feeds on insects, caught in flight or picked off bankside vegetation or rocks. It has a direct dipper-like flight low over water, and frequently pumps its tail as it perches on a rock in the stream. More

In Costa Rica, Torrent Tyrannulets (Serpophaga cinerea) are common along swift-flowing, boulder-strewn mountain streams on both the Pacific and Caribbean slopes. These small, riparian songbirds range from Costa Rica down to northern Bolivia and northwestern Venezuela. I observed this Torrent Tyrannulet along the Savegre River in San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica. More

Torrent Tyrannulet in the Andes, Venezuela - Next picture Home - If you have any questions, please email: blakemathys@hotmail. More

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Torrent Tyrannulet in Ecuador = "Cock-of-the-Rock" trip with Naturetrek 6 to 15 November 2009 All photographs copyright Paul Gale Bird Photography Birds of Ecuador GalleryOfBirds Home More