- Phyllomyias fasciatus
Identification
11–11·5 cm (4¼-4½ in)
- Greyish to brownish-olive upperparts
- Darker grey crown
- Whitish supraloral stripe and eyering
Distribution
South America: found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized[1]:
- P. f. cearae:
- Eastern Brazil (Ceará and eastern Pernambuco)
- P. f. fasciatus:
- Eastern Brazil (Maranhão to south-eastern Mato Grosso and southern Goiás)
- P. f. brevirostris:
Habitat
Humid tropical evergreen lowland forests, occasionally semi-deciduous woodland and gallery forests.
Behaviour
They often have their tail cocked.
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects and small fruits, gleaned from high up in the canopy. They forage singly or in pairs and in mixed species flocks.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Planalto Tyrannulet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Planalto_Tyrannulet
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
