Alternative name: Chapman's Tyrannulet
- Phylloscartes chapmani
Pogonotriccus chapmani[2]
Identification
12cm
Olive crown and back, rufous-buff wing bars. olive yellow on breast, yellow further down on underside.
Distribution
South America: found in south-western Venezuela and nearest parts of Guyana and Brazil.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- P. c. chapmani:
- Tepuis of southern Venezuela (southern Bolívar and north-eastern Amazonas)
- P. c. duidae:
Habitat
Moist montane forests and specially sides of Tepuis, 1000-2000 m asl.
Behaviour
Usually sits in an upright stance, frequently raising one wing. Food is likely to be insects taken using flight up to underside of leaves.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Lepage D. (2020) Ref-Avibase in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved 13August 2020
- Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7
- Fitzpatrick, J. W. (2020). Chapman's Bristle-Tyrant (Phylloscartes chapmani), 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.chabrt1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chapman's Bristle Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chapman%27s_Bristle_Tyrant
External Links
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