Birds of Ecuador

    PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)  
Genus: Tyranniscus (3 species, 3 worldwide)


Ashy-headed Tyrannulet
Ashy-headed Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus cinereiceps)
Tandayapa Bird Lodge, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Note black mark behind ear. Note white wing bars with black wing feathers with no edges. Compare to Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet.

Black-capped Tyrannulet
Black-capped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus nigrocapillus nigrocapillus)
Chingaza National Park, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Found at high altitudes in Andean forests from 2500m to before the treeline.

Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet
Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus uropygialis)
Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua, Pichincha province, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Generally found from 2000-3000m and often with bamboo (HBW).


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