Birds of Costa Rica

    PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)  
Genus: Phyllomyias (1 species, 14 worldwide)


White-fronted Tyrannulet
White-fronted Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias zeledoni zeledoni)
Cerro Punta, Panama
  Some individuals are less streaked.
   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the Rough-legged Tyrannulet which is found in southeast South America. Note small white forehead, grey head and thick yellow wing bars, and a pinkish lower mandible. Also note short bumpy sections on legs.


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