About Ochthornis littoralis (Pelzeln, 1868)
The drab water tyrant, with the scientific name Ochthornis littoralis (Pelzeln, 1868), measures 13 to 13.5 cm (5.1 to 5.3 in) long and weighs about 13 g (0.46 oz). Males and females have identical plumage. Adult individuals have a dark sandy brown crown, and a faint whitish supercilium on an otherwise medium sandy brown face. Their nape and back are medium sandy brown, and their rump is a paler shade of sandy brown. Their wings and tail are dusky brown, and their underparts are paler sandy brown than their back. They have a dark iris, a blackish bill, and blackish legs and feet. This species is a bird native to the western Amazon Basin. Its distribution extends from eastern Colombia south through eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru into northwestern Bolivia, and east through southern Venezuela and Guyana into Suriname, covering all of northwestern and north-central Brazil. While some sources note a small separate range in French Guiana and adjacent northern Brazil, the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society has no documented records of the species from French Guiana. The drab water tyrant is always found near water, particularly large rivers. It most often occurs along steep river banks and on river islands, where it typically perches on exposed roots and debris piles, and is rarely found on flatter beaches. Its elevation range reaches up to 600 m (2,000 ft) in Brazil, 500 m (1,600 ft) in Colombia, 400 m (1,300 ft) in Ecuador, and 600 m (2,000 ft) in Venezuela, ranging from sea level across its distribution.
