- Hymenops perspicillatus
Identification
13–16 cm (5-6¼ in)
Long legs, short tail, rounded wings.
Male
- Black overall plumage
- Black-tipped white primaries
- Broad pale lemon eye ring around pale eye
Female heavily streaked, rufous on wings and pale eyes
South America: found in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. Vagrant to Peru.
Northern part of range only as winter visitor, southern part only in breeding season.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- H. p. perspicillatus:
- H. p. andinus:
Habitat
Marshes, swamps and reed-edged waterbodies to wet shrubland. Sometimes uses cultivated land next to such areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds mostly on the ground; their main diet consisting of insects and spiders.
Breeding
Males in breeding season may be conspicuous; their display consisting of a spectacular rise to about 10 m, with a loud snap of the bill.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
- Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3
- Farnsworth, A. & Lebbin, D. (2020). Spectacled Tyrant (Hymenops perspicillatus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/57386 on 24 January 2020).
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Spectacled Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spectacled_Tyrant
External Links
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