Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Bergbeektachuri |
| English | Torrent Tyrannulet |
| English (United States) | Torrent Tyrannulet |
| French | Tyranneau des torrents |
| French (French Guiana) | Tyranneau des torrents |
| German | Sturzbach-Kleintyrann |
| Japanese | カトリタイランチョウ |
| Norwegian | strømtyrannulett |
| Polish | tyranek szary |
| Russian | Серый пиохито |
| Slovak | moskytár bystrinový |
| Spanish | Piojito Guardarríos |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Mosquerito Guardarrios |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Tiranolete Guardarríos |
| Spanish (Panama) | Mosquerito Guardarríos |
| Spanish (Peru) | Moscareta de los Torrentes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Piojito guardarríos |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Atrapamoscas de los Torrentes |
| Swedish | forsdvärgtyrann |
| Turkish | Dere Tiranuleti |
| Ukrainian | Тираник сірий |
Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea
Version: 1.0 — Published September 7, 2012
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Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
The dawn song of Torrent Tyrannulet in Costa Rica is described as a slow series of chip notes, with up to 10 s between notes (Skutch 1960). Members of a pair also duet, with a short rapid series of chip notes (Skutch 1960). The song in the Andes is described as "a high, thin seek! ti'ti'ti'ti'ti'ti, last part trilled, sometimes hesitant or irreg[ular]" (Hilty 2003) or as "a rapid series of twittering chips" (Lane, in Schulenberg et al. 2010).
For a representative audio recording with sonogram, see audio
The call is described as a "loud, sharp, freq[uently] repeated seek note audible over stream noise" (Hilty 2003) or as "a high, thin ti-tsip" (Lane, in Schulenberg et al. 2010).
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Torrent Tyrannulet can be heard at Macaulay Library and at xeno-canto.
Nonvocal Sounds
No nonvocal sounds have been documented in this species.