Latin Etymology: Todirostrum ("tody beak") cinereum ("ash grey")
Common Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) at Tarcoles, Costa Rica - November 2025
Featured Subspecies: Todirostrum cinereum finitimum
Weight: 4-8g / Length: 8.8-10cm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A widespread species that is found from Mexico to Paraguay, but because it doesn't inhabit dense forest is actually absent from a huge proportion of the Amazon core. They often feed in pairs of small family groups foraging at relatively low levels for invertibrates to eat. They are capable on an incredibly fast "tic" call which they can repeat up to 110 times a minute in the breeding season.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Todirostrum
SUBSPECIES: T. c. virididorsale, T. c. finitimum, T. c. wetmorei, T. c. sclateri, T. c. cinereum, T. c. peruanum, T. c. coloreum, T. c. cearae
- Sighting Locations -
A widespread resident
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at Tarcoles
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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