• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Where premium quality meets exceptional value. ZEISS Conquest HDX.

Difference between revisions of "Rough-legged Tyrannulet" - BirdForum Opus

m (tidied up the Gsearch)
 
(9 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
;Phyllomyias burmeisteri
+
[[Image:Rough-legged_Tyrannulet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Fritz73|Fritz73}} <br />Location: Calilegua NP, Jujuy, [[Argentina]] ]]
[[Image:Rough-legged_Tyrannulet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Fritz73 <br/ >Photo taken: Calilegua NP, Jujuy, Argentina]]
+
;[[:Category:Acrochordopus|Acrochordopus]] burmeisteri
 +
''Phyllomyias burmeisteri''
 +
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 +
*Upperside mostly olive
 +
*Crown olive grey
 +
*[[Topography#Heads|Supercilium]] narrow over the eye, wider but indistinct over the lores, and connecting over the bill at the front of the head
 +
*Wings dark with two wing bars and fringes of tertials and tail feathers yellow
 +
*Sides of head mottled grey
 +
*Breast grey-olive
 +
*Underside yellow
 +
*Eyes pale to reddish-brown
 +
*Legs will show "bumpy" appearance if seen extremely well
 +
====Similar Species====
 +
[[White-fronted Tyrannulet]] differs in having a vocalization at lower pitch. These two may be separated only by elevation in norther [[Bolivia]].
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 +
'''South America''': Eastern slope of Andes of eastern [[Bolivia]] and northern [[Argentina]], well separated from a second population in eastern [[Paraguay]] and south-eastern [[Brazil]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 +
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 +
 +
This species formerly included [[White-fronted Tyrannulet]].
 +
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 +
Moist forest canopy and sometimes edges on lower mountain slopes, up to a maximum elevation of 1800 m [[Dictionary_A-C#A|asl]].
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 +
Usually seen in or near canopy, often in mixed fouraging flocks. Mostly seen performing active movements. Food includes both insects and small berries.
 +
====Vocalisation====
 +
A "weet" note is given either singly or as part of a series. Early mornings, it is most often heard as a slow series (1 note per 1-2 seconds), at other times of the day is may be gives as a more compact series or as well separated single notes. However, this species seems silent a lot of the time.
 +
==References==
 +
#{{Ref-Clements6thOct24}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.1}}#{{Ref-Herzogetal19}}
 +
#Fitzpatrick, J. W., J. del Hoyo, G. M. Kirwan, and N. Collar (2022). Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias burmeisteri), 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.roltyr3.01
 +
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
+
{{GSearch| "Acrochordopus burmeistri"{{!}}"Phyllomyias burmeisteri"{{!}}"Rough-legged Tyrannulet"}}
[[Category:Birds]]
+
{{GS-checked}}1<br /><br />
 +
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Acrochordopus]]

Latest revision as of 19:18, 9 May 2025

Photo by Fritz73
Location: Calilegua NP, Jujuy, Argentina
Acrochordopus burmeisteri

Phyllomyias burmeisteri

Identification

  • Upperside mostly olive
  • Crown olive grey
  • Supercilium narrow over the eye, wider but indistinct over the lores, and connecting over the bill at the front of the head
  • Wings dark with two wing bars and fringes of tertials and tail feathers yellow
  • Sides of head mottled grey
  • Breast grey-olive
  • Underside yellow
  • Eyes pale to reddish-brown
  • Legs will show "bumpy" appearance if seen extremely well

Similar Species

White-fronted Tyrannulet differs in having a vocalization at lower pitch. These two may be separated only by elevation in norther Bolivia.

Distribution

South America: Eastern slope of Andes of eastern Bolivia and northern Argentina, well separated from a second population in eastern Paraguay and south-eastern Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

This species formerly included White-fronted Tyrannulet.

Habitat

Moist forest canopy and sometimes edges on lower mountain slopes, up to a maximum elevation of 1800 m asl.

Behaviour

Usually seen in or near canopy, often in mixed fouraging flocks. Mostly seen performing active movements. Food includes both insects and small berries.

Vocalisation

A "weet" note is given either singly or as part of a series. Early mornings, it is most often heard as a slow series (1 note per 1-2 seconds), at other times of the day is may be gives as a more compact series or as well separated single notes. However, this species seems silent a lot of the time.

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, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. 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/
  3. Herzog, SK, RS Terrill, AE Jahn, JV Remsen Jr.,O Maillars Z, VH Garcia-Soliz, R MacLeod, A Maccormick, & JQ Vidoz, 2019. Birds of Bolivia, Revised first ed. Associacion Armonia and Future Generations University Press. ISBN 975-99974-922-7-2
  4. Fitzpatrick, J. W., J. del Hoyo, G. M. Kirwan, and N. Collar (2022). Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias burmeisteri), 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.roltyr3.01

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

Back
Top