Pale-eyed Pygmy-tyrant (Atalotriccus pilaris)

Other Scientific Names
Lophotriccus pilaris [BirdLife International (2004)], Lophotriccus pilaris [AOU checklist (1998 + supplements)]

Other Names (World)
Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant, White-eyed Pygmy-tyrant, Pale-eyed Pygmy Tyrant

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
8.90 - 9.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis, 1847)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest and shrubland. From sea-level - 800 m, occasionally up to 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Panama, 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 (21)...)

Pale-eyed Pygmy Tyrant (Atalotriccus pilaris) [XC537302]
by Jerome Fischer from Mana Dulce, Cundinamarca, Colombia (song)

Pale-eyed Pygmy Tyrant (Atalotriccus pilaris) [XC12244]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from La Playa de Belen, ANUC Los Estoraques, Sector Piritama, Norte de Santander, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
Closely related to, and sometimes placed in, genus Lophotriccus, despite lack of a distinctive crown pattern. Subspecies venezuelensis only marginally distinct from nominate, perhaps better subsumed in latter.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

wilcoxi Griscom, 1924 - Western Panama (Chiriqu�� east to Canal Zone).
pilaris (Cabanis, 1847) - Northern Colombia (Bol��var east to Guajira, south to Huila and Meta) and north-western Venezuela (Zulia, T�chira).
venezuelensis Ridgway, 1906 - Northern Venezuela from Carabobo east to Sucre, and in llanos from western Apure east to Monagas.
griseiceps (Hellmayr, 1911) - Eastern Colombia, east-central Venezuela (northern Amazonas, northern Bol��var, Delta Amacuro) and western Guyana.

References
See References.

Files:

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