Hemitriccus striaticollis
The Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus striaticollis) is a diminutive and energetic Neotropical passerine belonging to the Tyrannidae family, a diverse group of tyrant-flycatchers. Measuring approximately 10-11 cm (4 inches) in length and weighing a mere 7-9 grams, it is characterized by its olive-green upperparts, which contrast sharply with its distinctive white throat and breast heavily streaked with black. A prominent white eye-ring and dusky ear coverts frame its head, while its wing...
Primarily found in the understory and mid-story of humid lowland forests, forest edges, and regenerating secondary growth, typically at elevations from sea level up to 1,000 meters.
Predominantly insectivorous, feeding on small arthropods like spiders, beetles, and caterpillars, typically gleaned from foliage or snatched in short aerial sallies.
This active diurnal species spends its day restlessly flitting through dense vegetation, rarely perching for long. Its foraging strategy is primarily gleaning and quick sallying, snatching insects from leaves and twigs or performing short aerial pursuits. Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrants are generally ...
The Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant is a resident species widely distributed across much of South America's tropical lowlands, east of the Andes. Its breeding and year-round range extends from southeastern Peru, northern and eastern Bolivia, and southern Brazil, south through Paraguay, and into northea...
Least Concern
- Despite its small size, the Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant's voice is surprisingly loud and persistent, a common sound in its dense forest habitat. - It belongs to the Tyrannidae family, the largest family of birds in the Americas, with over 400 species, ranging from tiny Tody-Tyrants to large Kiska...