Birds of the World - Phyllomyias


Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias burmeisteri) Range: SA: e Paraguay, n Argentina and se Brazil Extrema, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Ashy-headed Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias cinereiceps) Range: SA: Venezuela to Peru Tandayapa Bird Lodge, Ecuador
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.

Note black mark behind ear. Note white wing bars with black wing feathers with no edges. Compare to Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet.


Planalto Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias fasciatus) Range: SA: e, se Monte Verde, Camanducaia, Minas Gerais, Brazil Note greyish-tinged forecrown and an all-black bill (Wikipedia).
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Found in gardens.


Sooty-headed Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias griseiceps) Range: SA: e Panama to the Guianas and n Brazil, e Ecuador and e Peru, sw Colombia and nw Ecuador ProAves Cerulean Warbler Reserve, San Vicente de Chucuri, Santander, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Alt. photo


Grey-capped Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias griseocapilla) Near Threatened Range: SA: se Brazil Juquitiba, Brazil
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte © All Rights Reserved.


Black-capped Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias nigrocapillus nigrocapillus) Range: SA: Venezuela to Peru Chingaza National Park, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Found at high altitudes in Andean forests from 2500m to before the treeline.


Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias plumbeiceps) Range: SA: c Colombia to s Peru Palestina, Huila, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Note yellow wing bars and yellow margins on wings, and plumbeous crown. Ear mark (behind and below eye) not as dark as on some similar species.


Reiser's Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias reiseri) Range: SA: ec Brazil, Paraguay Poções, Bahia, Brazil
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Sclater's Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias sclateri) Range: SA: se Peru to nw Argentina Machu Picchu, Peru
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

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Urich's Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias urichi) Endangered Range: SA: ne Venezuela


Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias uropygialis) Range: SA: Venezuela to nw Argentina Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua, Pichincha province, Ecuador
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Generally found from 2000-3000m and often with bamboo (HBW).


Greenish Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias virescens) Range: SA: e Paraguay, ne Argentina and s, se Brazil Brazil
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza © All Rights Reserved.


Yungas Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias weedeni) Vulnerable Range: SA: se Peru and nw Bolivia Apolo, Bolivia
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.


White-fronted Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias zeledoni zeledoni) Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica to nw SA 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.