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| − | [[Image:Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Marcelo+Padua|Marcelo Padua}} <br /> | + | [[Image:Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Marcelo+Padua|Marcelo Padua}} <br />Sao Jose do Rio Claro, [[Brazil]]]] |
;[[:Category:Myiornis|Myiornis]] ecaudatus | ;[[:Category:Myiornis|Myiornis]] ecaudatus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 6·5 cm; slender bill, virtually no tail | |
| + | *Grey head with blackish [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | ||
| + | *White "spectacles" | ||
| + | *Bright olive-green back | ||
| + | *Black wings and tail | ||
| + | *Yellowish underparts | ||
| + | *Pale olive marks on chest and flanks | ||
| + | *Yellow edges to inner flight feathers<br /> | ||
| + | The sexes are similar | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Northern and central [[South America]]: [[Colombia]] and [[Trinidad]] to the [[Guianas]], and Amazonian areas in [[Brazil]], [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], and [[Ecuador]]. | Northern and central [[South America]]: [[Colombia]] and [[Trinidad]] to the [[Guianas]], and Amazonian areas in [[Brazil]], [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], and [[Ecuador]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Two subspecies are recognized: | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | *''M.e. miserabilis'' | + | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| − | *''M.e. ecaudatus'' | + | *''M.e. miserabilis'': |
| − | + | :*Eastern [[Colombia]] to the [[Guianas]] and northern [[Brazil]]; winters to [[Trinidad]] | |
| + | *''M.e. ecaudatus'': | ||
| + | :*Amazonian Brazil to eastern [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and northern [[Bolivia]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Tall humid forests. | + | Tall humid forests, clearings and edges. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | + | They build a ball shaped nest from moss and fibre it has a side entrance. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs with brownish or cinnamon spots. | |
| − | The diet | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | The diet consists almost entirely of insects usually foraged from high in the canopy. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015) | ||
| + | #Avibirds | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Myiornis+ecaudatus}} | {{GSearch|Myiornis+ecaudatus}} | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | {{Video|Short_tailed_Pygmy_Tyrant}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Myiornis]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Myiornis]] [[Category:Videos]] |
Revision as of 00:24, 24 March 2015
- Myiornis ecaudatus
Identification
6·5 cm; slender bill, virtually no tail
- Grey head with blackish lores
- White "spectacles"
- Bright olive-green back
- Black wings and tail
- Yellowish underparts
- Pale olive marks on chest and flanks
- Yellow edges to inner flight feathers
The sexes are similar
Distribution
Northern and central South America: Colombia and Trinidad to the Guianas, and Amazonian areas in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- M.e. miserabilis:
- M.e. ecaudatus:
Habitat
Tall humid forests, clearings and edges.
Behaviour
Breeding
They build a ball shaped nest from moss and fibre it has a side entrance. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs with brownish or cinnamon spots.
Diet
The diet consists almost entirely of insects usually foraged from high in the canopy.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
- Avibirds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Short-tailed_Pygmy_Tyrant
External Links
