Birds of the World

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


Fulvous-faced Scrub Tyrant
Fulvous-faced Scrub Tyrant (Euscarthmus fulviceps)
Range: SA: sw Ecuador and w Peru
Chaparri, Peru  
   
Photograph by Robert Lewis   © All Rights Reserved.

Until recently called Tawny-crowned Pygmy Tyrant. Found in very arid habitats. The west Ecuador and Peru subspecies was split off from the more widespread Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant.

Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant
Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant (Euscarthmus meloryphus paulus)
Range: SA: widespread
Utica, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Until recently called Tawny-crowned Pygmy Tyrant. Found in very arid habitats. The west Ecuador and Peru subspecies was split off as the Fulvous-faced Scrub Tyrant.

Rufous-sided Scrub Tyrant
Rufous-sided Scrub Tyrant (Euscarthmus rufomarginatus) Near Threatened
Range: SA: Suriname, e Brazil to ne Bolivia and e Paraguay
Palmeiras-GuinĂ© road, Bahia, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Once called Rufous-sided Pygmy Tyrant. Primarily found in the 'cerrado' ecosystem in Brazil, but also recorded in a few spots in the Amazon.


© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba