Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant
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Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant

Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus

Unknown

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon-breasted_tody-tyrant

Overview

The cinnamon-breasted tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

The Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant faces severe population decline primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat fragmentation in Peru's cloud forests. Agricultural expansion, logging, and infrastructure development have dramatically reduced the species' already limited montane forest habitat, leaving only small, isolated forest patches that cannot sustain viable populations.

Threat summary

Habitat

The cinnamon-breasted tody-tyrant's overall range spans only about north to south but it is not found continuously within it. The species is known only from two locations in southeastern Ecuador and three in Peru, all of them on the eastern slope of the Andes. It occurs in Ecuador's Morona-Santiago Province, on the Cordillera del Cóndor in both Ecuador and Peru, and in the Cordillera Colán and...

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Casiornis rufus

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Fork-tailed Tody-tyrantVU

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant classified as Endangered?
Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant is classified as Endangered — facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild — because population numbers are declining steeply and key habitats are under sustained pressure. The Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant faces severe population decline primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat fragmentation in Peru's cloud forests. Agricultural expansion, logging, and infrastructure development have dramatically reduced the species' already limited montane forest habitat, leaving only small, isolated forest patches that cannot sustain viable populations.
Where does Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant live?
Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant occurs in across multiple regions. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant?
The main threats to Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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