- Zimmerius acer
Identification
10·5 cm (4 in)
Upperside is olive-brown including crown and tail, wings are brown with yellow fringes (but no wing bars), underside olive on breast and flanks, yellow belly and undertail coverts. It has whitish eyes, pale yellow throat, and a warmer color to the breast and flanks than Slender-footed Tyrannulet.
Distribution
South America: occurs in eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and parts of Brazil (east of lower Rio Negro and east of Rio Branco north of Amazon River; populations south of Amazon River and east of the confluence with Rio Madeira may be an undescribed species).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.[1]
Guianan Tyrannulet has been from split Slender-footed Tyrannulet.[1][2][4]
Habitat
Moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects and small fruits. They generally forage high in the canopy.
Vocalisation
The song is similar to that of Slender-footed Tyrannulet, but the call is quite distinctly different.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- SACC proposal to split Slender-footed Tyrannulet
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Guianan Tyrannulet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Guianan_Tyrannulet
