Alternative name: Tumbesian Tyrannulet
- Nesotriccus tumbezanus
Phaeomyias tumbezana
Identification
12 cm. Overall a small brownish-grey flycatcher with two indistinct wing bars and a longish tail.
- Upperside brownish-grey
- Wings more dusky but with pale feather edges and two indistinct buff wing bars
- Face greyish
- Supercilium long but not strongly contrasting
- Throat grey
- Breast olive-grey, paler at center
- Underside olive-grey to pale grey
- Eyes brown
- Bill dark with pink base to lower mandible
Distribution
South America: south-western Ecuador to north-western Peru.
Taxonomy
This species was previously considered a part of Mouse-colored Tyrannulet which has been split into several species.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1].
- N. m. tumbezanus:
- Arid tropical south-western Ecuador to north-western Peru (south to north-eastern Lambayeque)
- N. m. inflavus:
- Arid tropical north-western Peru (Lambayeque to northern Lima)
Habitat
Mostly dry areas including desert scrub, dry woodland and forest and gardens, but in somewhat more humid areas at higher elevation. Found up to 2550 m but mostly below 2000 m asl.
Behaviour
Eats both insects and fruit, for example mistletoe.
Vocalisation
Dawn song is harsh and grating three syllable dzzree-dzzree-DJEE. Calls during the day variable, often given as duets, mostly with a prominent sound that has a buzzy to squeaky quality, followed by zero to two more subdued sounds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.1)_red. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Schulenberg, T. S. & Stotz, D. F. & Lane, D. F. & O'Neill, J. P. & Parker III, T. A. & Egg, A. B. (2010). Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691130231
- Fitzpatrick, J. W., J. del Hoyo, G. M. Kirwan, and N. Collar (2022). Tumbes Tyrannulet (Nesotriccus tumbezana), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (B. K. Keeney, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.moctyr6.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tumbes Tyrannulet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tumbes_Tyrannulet
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