Serra do Mar Bristle Tyrant - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Luiz
Location: Itatiaia National Park, high levels, Itamonte, MG, Brazil, October 2007

Pogonotriccus difficilis

Phylloscartes difficilis

Identification

Green upperside, grey underside and side of head, white spectacles over black lore, no wing bars but olive edging on wing feathers.

Distribution

Endemic to southeast Brazil.

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Phylloscartes.

Subspecies

This is a monotypic species¹.

Habitat

Scrub and understory of higher elevation forest within range.

Behaviour

Always quite low over ground, to 10-15 feet, and rarely with mixed species flocks. Tends to hold tail bent upwards and wings lowered while shaking these.

Like all tyrannulets likes insects and other arthropods.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Serra do Mar Bristle Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Serra_do_Mar_Bristle_Tyrant

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