- Phylloscartes sylviolus
Identification
12 cm
- Yellow-olive upperparts and crown
- Rufous loral patch and eye-ring
Distribution
South America: found from south-eastern Brazil (Espírito Santo) to eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Humid lowland forests and forest edges. Usually at heights around 600 m.
Behaviour
Diet
They are generally seen alone or in pairs (maybe family groups) searching the canopy for arthropods.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bay-ringed Tyrannulet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bay-ringed_Tyrannulet
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
