Eared Pygmy-tyrant (Myiornis auricularis)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
7 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1818)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical and tropical moist shrubland. From sea-level - 1,250 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay.

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 (78)...)

Eared Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis auricularis) [XC22829]
by Marcos Melo from n of Garuva, Sta Catarina, Brazil (call)

Eared Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis auricularis) [XC863899]
by Fernando Igor de Godoy from Fazenda S\u00e3o Miguel, Itaj\u00e1, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with White-bellied Pygmy-tyrant (Myiornis albiventris), and sometimes considered conspecific.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

cinereicollis (zu Wied-Neuwied, 1831) - Eastern Brazil (south-eastern Bahia, Minas Gerais, Esp��rito Santo).
auricularis (Vieillot, 1818) - South-eastern Paraguay, north-eastern Argentina (Misiones) and south-eastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro south to Rio Grande do Sul).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Eared Pygmy-tyrant (Myiornis auricularis) - 10 files

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