Pied Water Tyrant

Fluvicola pica (Boddaert, 1783)

12–14 cmLength12 gWeight

The pied water tyrant (Fluvicola pica) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family.

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Pied Water Tyrant has been recorded at 137 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

RN Laguna de SonsoColombia1,457 records
Palermo – Camino Km 4Colombia1,099 records
Via Parque Isla de Salamanca – Centro Administrativo Los CocosColombia963 records

More places

Charca de Guarinocito, La Dorada -CaldasColombia804 records
Hacienda El Escobal, TolimaColombia772 records
Aripo Livestock (Agriculture Research) StationTrinidad & Tobago454 records
Nariva SwampTrinidad & Tobago439 records
Yaviza wetlandsPanama434 records
Caroni SwampTrinidad & Tobago417 records
Hato El CedralVenezuela381 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Colombia Trinidad & Tobago Venezuela Panama Guyana French Guiana Suriname Caribbean Netherlands

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The pied water tyrant (Fluvicola pica) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela, as a vagrant to Ecuador and possibly other areas as well.

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Questions

How big is the Pied Water Tyrant?

The Pied Water Tyrant is about 12–14 cm long and weighs around 12 g.

Where does the Pied Water Tyrant live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Panama to the Guianas and northern Brazil. It is most often recorded in Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela.