Alternative name: Rufous-sided Pygmy Tyrant
- Euscarthmus rufomarginatus
Identification
11 centimeters; 6 grams
- Small, light colored supercilium
- Face lighter shade of tan
- White throat
- Long brownish tail
- Brown upper body
- Lighter shade of yellow underneath
Distribution
Southern Suriname and Eastern Brazil to northeastern Bolivia and northeastern Paraguay
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Tree covered savannah, grassland with tall shrubs, possibly in bamboo scrub for refuge from fire, elevation up to 1000 meter/3200 feet.
Behaviour
Searches in pairs for food, on the ground at times and close to the ground in grasses and close-to-the-ground shrubs at other times. Uses grasses and shrubs for perch while searching for the food before going after it.
Diet
Arthropods such as insects and spiders, Small fruits
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/
- Fitzpatrick, J. W. (2020). Rufous-sided Pygmy-Tyrant (Euscarthmus rufomarginatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rsptyr1.01
- SACC proposal to change name for members of the genus Euscarthmus to Scrub-Tyrants
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-sided Scrub-Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-sided_Scrub-Tyrant
