Alagoas Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes ceciliae)

Other Names (World)
Alagoas Tyrannulet, Long-tailed Tyrannulet

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
Teixeira, 1987

Habitat
Upland humid forest. From 400 - 550 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil (B).

Alagoas, in north-eastern Brazil.

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

Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
Destruction and degradation of Atlantic forect due to logging and conversion to sugarcane plantations and pastureland is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
An uncharacteristic peeping sequence 'dj�, dj�'. Sometimes a sharper and faster '�r�r�t, �r�r�t' and an inconspicuous 'tch�p'. Occasionally fast 'sweek! sweek-a-dee-deek'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (23)...)

Alagoas Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes ceciliae) [XC546469]
by Dante Buzzetti from Esta\u00e7\u00e3o Ecol\u00f3gica de Murici, Murici, Alagoas, Brazil (call, duet, song)

Alagoas Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes ceciliae) [XC521977]
by Dante Buzzetti from Fazenda Recanto, Ch\u00e3 Preta, Alagoas, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Apparently close to the superspecies formed by Rufous-lored Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes flaviventris) and Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes parkeri), possibly also including Black-fronted Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes nigrifrons), Rufous-browed Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes superciliaris), Minas Gerais Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes roquettei) and Bay-ringed Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes sylviolus).

Similar Species
Resembles allopatric Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes ventralis).

References
See References.

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