Habitat
Humid forest of the montane and upper tropical forest zones in the Andean foothills, generally remaining below the cloud forest zone. From 700 - 1,400 m.
Forested eastern Andes of Ecuador (southern from northern Sucumbíos and western Napo) and northern Peru (San Martín).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status NT
Accelerating deforestation in the Amazon basin through logging, mining, agriculture and road building is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Ecuadorian Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes gualaquizae) [XC465422]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Reserva Maycu, Nangaritza, Provincia de Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador (song)
Ecuadorian Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes gualaquizae) [XC449179]
by Jerome Fischer from Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Originally included in genus Pogonotriccus, but behaviour typical of present genus, with which former was for a time merged.