Zeledon's Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias zeledoni)

Other Names (World)
Zeledon's Tyrannulet, White-fronted Tyrannulet (leucogonys)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
11 - 11.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lawrence, 1868)

Habitat
Humid tropical and subtropical evergreen forest, sometimes venturing into forest adge and mature secondary growth. From 475 - 1,850 m.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica, Panama.

Costa Rica and western Panama.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (27)...)

White-fronted Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias zeledoni) [XC257088]
by Daniel F. Lane from Loreto: Cushabatay, 77-79 km WNW of Contamana, Peru (call, calls)

White-fronted Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias zeledoni) [XC260854]
by Dan Lane from Napo: km 8 Loreto road, Ecuador (call, calls)

Subspecies
Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias burmeisteri) and Zeledon's Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias zeledoni) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Phyllomyias burmeisteri following AOU (1998).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias burmeisteri).

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

zeledoni (Lawrence, 1869) - Costa Rica, Panama, also north-western SA. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias burmeisteri).
leucogonys (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1871) - Eastern Andes from Colombia south to south-eastern Peru. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, White-fronted Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias leucogonys).
wetmorei (Aveledo & Pons, 1953) - Sierra de Perij�, in western Venezuela. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias burmeisteri).
viridiceps (Zimmer, JT & Phelps, 1944) - Mountains of northern Venezuela. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias burmeisteri).
bunites (Wetmore & Phelps Jr, 1956) - Chimant�-tepui, in south-eastern Bol��var (eastern Venezuela). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias burmeisteri).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Zeledons Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias zeledoni) - 10 files

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