About Hemitriccus orbitatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1831)
The eye-ringed tody-tyrant, scientifically named Hemitriccus orbitatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1831), measures 11.5 to 12 cm (4.5 to 4.7 in) in length and weighs 9 to 10.5 g (0.32 to 0.37 oz). Males and females have identical plumage. Adult individuals have a dark olive crown, a white spot above the lores, and a wide white eye-ring. Their back and rump are dark olive, and their wings are olive with wide white edges on the innermost flight feathers. Their tail is dusky olive. The throat is grayish white with olive streaks, the breast has an olive wash marked with darker olive streaks, and the remaining underparts are yellow. Adults have a dark brown iris, a gray maxilla, a pale mandible, and light gray legs and feet. This species is found in southeastern Brazil, ranging from eastern Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo south to northeastern Rio Grande do Sul. It is an Atlantic Forest bird that lives in humid primary and secondary forest. Most populations occur between sea level and 600 m (2,000 ft) in elevation, though it is occasionally found as high as 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
