Rufous-browed Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes superciliaris)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
11.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater & Salvin, 1868)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest. From 600 - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela.

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 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)

Rufous-browed Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes superciliaris) [XC249789]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Morona-Santiago: w-slope Cord. de Cutuc\u00fa, Ecuador (song)

Rufous-browed Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes superciliaris) [XC168506]
by Jerome Fischer from Fortuna, Antenna Road, Panama (call)

Subspecies
Was once included in genus Mecocerculus. Vocal similarities and plumage (rufous above lores) suggest that it is possibly a member of the superspecies formed by Rufous-lored Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes flaviventris) and Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes parkeri), perhaps also including Black-fronted Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes nigrifrons), Minas Gerais Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes roquettei) and Bay-ringed Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes sylviolus). Geographical variation is minor. Validity of subspecies impossible to assess, as so few specimens available.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

superciliaris (Sclater & Salvin, 1868) - Forested mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama.
palloris (Griscom, 1935) - Eastern Panama (Dari�n).
griseocapillus Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1952 - Very locally in north-western Venezuela (Sierra de Perij�), Colombia (eastern Andes, possibly also Choc� region) and eastern slopes in south-eastern Ecuador (Cordillera de Cutuc�, Cordillera del Condor).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-browed Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes superciliaris) - 10 files

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