Santa Marta Bush-Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
19 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bangs, 1899)

Habitat
Shrubby forest and second growth borders, along road cuts, and on overgrown hillsides. From 2,100 - 2,900 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B).

Santa Marta Mts, in northern Colombia.

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

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat destruction and degradation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A whistled bi-syllabic 'peeuw'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Santa Marta Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix) [XC235997]
by Niels Krabbe from Magdalena: San Lorenzo ridge, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia (dawn song)

Santa Marta Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix) [XC235999]
by Niels Krabbe from Magdalena: San Lorenzo ridge, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia (dawn song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus sometimes placed near Gubernetes and Muscipipra on basis of anatomical and morphological characters. Also, Polioxolmis and Cnemarchus have frequently been merged with this genus. Formerly placed with Smoky Bush-Tyrant (Myiotheretes fumigatus) and Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant (Myiotheretes fuscorufus) in a separate genus, Ochthodiaeta.

Similar Species
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant (Myiotheretes striaticollis) is larger and paler cinnamon-rufous below. Inner webs of remiges edged rufous and tipped black. Breast streaking more striking.

References
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