White-headed Marsh Tyrant

Arundinicola leucocephala (Linnaeus, 1764)

13 cmLength14 gWeight

The white-headed marsh tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), commonly referred to simply as the marsh tyrant, is a small passerine bird belonging to the tyrant flycatcher family.

Most records: Brazil, Trinidad & Tobago, Colombia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

White-headed Marsh Tyrant has been recorded at 200 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Reserva Ecológica de GuapiaçuBrazil772 records
Palermo – Camino Km 4Colombia638 records
Aripo Livestock (Agriculture Research) StationTrinidad & Tobago565 records

More places

PN Iberá – Portal Laguna IberáArgentina489 records
Charca de Guarinocito, La Dorada -CaldasColombia468 records
Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de AndradeBrazil448 records
Parque Natural Municipal Bosque da BarraBrazil401 records
Hacienda El Escobal, TolimaColombia356 records
Poconé – Pousada PiuvalBrazil348 records
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu – AlagadosBrazil346 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Brazil Trinidad & Tobago Colombia Argentina Venezuela Peru Paraguay Bolivia

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 white-headed marsh tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), commonly referred to simply as the marsh tyrant, is a small passerine bird belonging to the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the sole species within the genus Arundinicola. This diurnal bird, exclusively found in South America, exhibits sexual dimorphism and is known to have monogamous mating behavior.

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