Oustalet's Tyrannulet
Phylloscartes oustaleti
Small flycatcher with a long slender tail, which is usually held cocked. Mostly olive-green apart from yellow throat, belly, eyebrow, eyerings, and cheek patch. Note the prominent black patches behind the eye. Found in the canopy of the interior of humid forests mainly from 500–900 m elevation, where it is associated with mixed-species flocks. The song in a nasal, squeaky series of “ku-dut” notes.
Identification
Oustalet's tyrannulet (Phylloscartes oustaleti) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic to Brazil.
Taxonomy
Genus: Phylloscartes; Family: Tyrannidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Phylloscartes oustaleti
- Authority
- (Sclater, PL, 1887)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Phylloscartes
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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