- Phyllomyias cinereiceps
Identification
11 cm (4¼ in)
- Slate bluish-grey crown
- Olive back
- White lores and eyering
- Yellowish underparts
Distribution
South America: found in the Andes of Colombia to Ecuador and southern Peru (Puno)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist upper montane forests, forest borders and adjacent second growth.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects and possibly supplemented with. fruit.
They generally forage in mixed species flocks in the middle and upper storey.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014 and Sept 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ashy-headed Tyrannulet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ashy-headed_Tyrannulet
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
