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- Phyllomyias weedeni
Identification
Grey crown is contrasting to olive back and underside is yellowish.
Distribution
Limited area on both sides of the border of Peru and Bolivia.
Patchily distributed and not common. Suffers from habitat destruction.
Taxonomy
This is a new species described in 2008. It is monotypic.
It seems to be closely related to Planalto Tyrannulet.
Habitat
Found in the upper canopy of foothill and lower montane forest at 700 - 1200m. Also seen in shade-coffee plantations.
Behaviour
References
- SACC proposal to recognize Yungas Tyrannulet
- A New Species of Tyrannulet (Tyrannidae: Phyllomyias) from Andean Foothills in northwest Bolivia and adjacent Peru by S. K. Herzog, M. Kessler and J. A. Balderrama
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yungas Tyrannulet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yungas_Tyrannulet
