Scientific name Phylloscartes Higher classification Tyrant flycatcher Order Passerine | Family Tyrannidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Southern bristle tyrant, Antioquia bristle tyrant, Minas Gerais tyrannulet, Marble‑faced bristle tyrant, São Paulo tyrannulet |
Mottle cheeked tyrannulet phylloscartes ventralis
Phylloscartes is a genus of small birds in the family Tyrannidae. They are found in wooded habitats of Central and South America. The mottled-cheeked tyrannulet is among the commonest birds in its range, but several other species are rare and threatened. Their plumage is predominantly green, yellow, white and grey, and many have contrasting facial patterns and wing-bars. They have thin, pointed bills, and relatively long tails. Most frequently cock their tail, perch relatively horizontally and are very active, though the bristle-tyrants, which often are places in a separate genus, Pogonotriccus, instead, generally do not cock their tail, perch more upright and are less active. They mainly feed on small arthropods, and most commonly take part in mixed species flocks.
Contents
- Mottle cheeked tyrannulet phylloscartes ventralis
- Yellow tyrannulet capsiempis flaveola phylloscartes flaveola aves melgar
- Species
- Conservation
- References

Yellow tyrannulet capsiempis flaveola phylloscartes flaveola aves melgar
Species

Conservation

Four species in this genus are endangered according to the IUCN. These are: Phylloscartes roquettei, Phylloscartes beckeri, Phylloscartes ceciliae and Phylloscartes lanyoni.


