About Hemitriccus diops (Temminck, 1822)
The drab-breasted bamboo tyrant, with the scientific name Hemitriccus diops (Temminck, 1822), measures approximately 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs between 9.5 and 13.5 g (0.34 to 0.48 oz). Males and females have identical plumage. Adult individuals have a plain dark olive-green crown. Their face is mostly olive-green, with a white spot above the lores and a white eye-ring. Their back and rump are plain dark olive-green, while their wings and tail are plain olive; the innermost secondaries sometimes have paler edges. Their throat and breast are mostly dull gray with a pinkish or purplish tinge, and a faint white crescent lies between the throat and breast. Their belly is whitish, and their crissum is whitish with a yellow tinge. This species has a reddish brown iris, a gray maxilla, a pinkish mandible, and light gray legs and feet. The drab-breasted bamboo tyrant is distributed from Bahia state in east-central Brazil south to northern Rio Grande do Sul, extending into eastern Paraguay and Misiones Province in northeastern Argentina. It lives in the interior and edges of humid primary forest and mature secondary forest, and it almost exclusively occurs in patches of bamboo. Its elevation range extends from near sea level to approximately 1,300 m (4,300 ft).
