
Yellow-olive Flatbill
Tolmomyias sulphurescens (Spix, 1825)
14 gWeight
The yellow-olive flatbill or yellow-olive flycatcher (Tolmomyias sulphurescens) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
Busiest months: March · Most records: Costa Rica, Brazil, Belize
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: March · Most records: Costa Rica, Brazil, Belize
Yellow-olive Flatbill has been recorded at 694 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 21 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Black Rock LodgeBelize3,415 records
- Rancho NaturalistaCosta Rica2,810 records
- Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSCosta Rica2,149 records
More places
- PN Carara-Entrada principal [senderos Quebrada Bonita y Universal]Costa Rica2,069 records
- Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de AndradeBrazil1,638 records
- Finca La GraciaGuatemala1,612 records
- Lamanai Maya siteBelize1,364 records
- Arenal Observatory LodgeCosta Rica1,362 records
- RN Laguna de SonsoColombia1,328 records
- Chaa CreekBelize1,263 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 yellow-olive flatbill or yellow-olive flycatcher (Tolmomyias sulphurescens) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile.
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Questions
How big is the Yellow-olive Flatbill?
The Yellow-olive Flatbill weighs around 14 g.
Where does the Yellow-olive Flatbill live?
Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: southern Mexico to southeastern Brazil. It is most often recorded in Costa Rica, Brazil and Belize.
When is the best time to see the Yellow-olive Flatbill?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Yellow-olive Flatbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-olive Flatbill as Least Concern.
What does the Yellow-olive Flatbill eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Yellow-olive Flatbill in?
It belongs to the family Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura (Tyrannidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 14 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 63 mm
- Tail
- 56 mm
- Bill
- 13 mm
- Tarsus
- 19 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Middle America, South America: southern Mexico to southeastern Brazil
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Tolmomyias
Other birds in the genus Tolmomyias
Orange-eyed FlatbillTolmomyias traylori
Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectus
Yellow-margined FlatbillTolmomyias assimilis
Grey-crowned FlatbillTolmomyias poliocephalus
Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventris
Olive-faced FlatbillTolmomyias viridiceps
Grey-headed PipritesPiprites griseiceps
Wing-barred PipritesPiprites chloris
Black-capped PipritesPiprites pileata
Greenish TyrannuletPhyllomyias virescens
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In other languages
- EnglishYellow-olive Flatbill
- 简体中文黄绿霸鹟
- 繁體中文黃橄綠霸鶲
- 日本語ヒラハシハエトリ
- DeutschOlivscheitel-Breitschnabeltyrann
- FrançaisTyranneau jaune-olive
- EspañolPicoplano sulfuroso
- Portuguêsbico-chato-de-orelha-preta
- ItalianoPigliamosche gialloliva
- NederlandsGroenkapbreedbektiran
- РусскийЖелтоватый мухоед
- Svenskaolivgul flatnäbb
- DanskOlivengul Fladnæb
- Polskioliwiak jasnogardły