Yellow-green Tyrannulet

Phylloscartes flavovirens

A small flycatcher with a small range in eastern Panama and barely into Colombia. Look for a combination of bright yellowish-olive underparts with bold yellow wingbars and a white eyering. Rather slender overall with a long tail and a narrow bill. Sexes alike. Occurs in foothill forest from around 900–2,000 m, where singles or pairs are often found following mixed-species flocks in the canopy. Listen for high-pitched sputtering calls.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Phylloscartes flavovirens
Authority
(Lawrence, 1862)
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tyrannidae
Genus
Phylloscartes

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
stable

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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