Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant (Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus)

Other Names (World)
Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant, Otto's Bristle-tyrant, Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
11.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Taczanowski, 1874)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 600 - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant (Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus) [XC260878]
by Paul Coopmans from Pichincha: Mindo area, Ecuador (song)

Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant (Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus) [XC227851]
by Jerome Fischer from Sierra de Aroa, Yaracuy, Venezuela (song)

Subspecies
Distinctive southern subspecies ottonis was once considered a separate species.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

purus Todd, 1952 - Coastal and interior mountains of northern Venezuela (Yaracuy, and from Carabobo east to Distrito Federal and Aragua).
ophthalmicus (Taczanowski, 1874) - Andes of Colombia (western and central ranges), north-western and eastern Ecuador and eastern slope in Peru (south to Ayacucho).
ottonis von Berlepsch, 1901 - South-eastern Peru (Cuzco, Madre de Dios) south to northern Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba, western Santa Cruz).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant (Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus) - 10 files

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