Birds of Ecuador

○   ←   PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)   →
Genus: Myiornis (3 species, 4 worldwide)


White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant
White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis albiventris)
Hacienda Armorique, Peru   		   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.
First discovered in Ecuador in 2010.

Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant
Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis atricapillus)
Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Because of the short tail, one of the smallest passerines.

Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant
Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis ecaudatus miserabilis)
Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
The smallest passerine because of the short tail.

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