Ochre-lored flatbill facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ochre-lored flatbill |
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Tolmomyias
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flaviventris
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The ochre-lored flatbill is a small, colorful bird. It is also known as the yellow-breasted flycatcher. This bird is part of a group called passerines, which are perching birds. It belongs to the tyrant flycatcher family.
You can find the ochre-lored flatbill in South America. Its home stretches from Colombia and Venezuela down to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. It also lives on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Birds from different areas can look a bit different. Some are more olive-colored, while others are brighter yellow.
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Where They Live
Ochre-lored flatbills like to live in places where new plants are growing. They also enjoy the edges of mangrove swamps. These are special forests that grow in salty water along coastlines.
Family Life and Nests
These birds build a unique nest that looks like a bottle. They make it from plant fibers. The nest hangs from a tree branch. Often, they build their nests close to a wasp nest. This might help protect their babies from other animals.
A female flatbill usually lays two or three eggs. The eggs are creamy white with violet marks. These marks are mostly at the wider end of the egg. The mother bird sits on the eggs for about 17 days until they hatch.
What They Look Like
The ochre-lored flatbill is about 12.7 centimeters (5 inches) long. It weighs around 11.3 grams, which is about as much as a few paper clips.
Colors and Markings
Its head and upper body are olive-green. Its wing and tail feathers are darker, with yellow edges. It has two yellowish stripes on its wings. The bird's throat, chest, and the ring around its eye are bright golden yellow. The area between its eye and bill, called the lores, is a yellowish-brown color. Its belly is a dull yellow.
Unique Bill
The bird's bill is flat on the sides. It is black on the top and white on the bottom. Male and female ochre-lored flatbills look very similar. There are also different types of these birds. They can have slightly different shades of color on their bodies.
Behavior and Sounds
Ochre-lored flatbills are not always easy to spot. They tend to stay on high branches. From these perches, they fly out quickly to catch insects. This way of hunting is called "hawking." Their call is a loud, clear whistle that sounds like peeee-it.
