Family Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Least Concern
Amazonian Tyrannulet (Inezia subflava)
Taxonomy
French: Tyranneau givré German: Braunscheitel-Tachurityrann Spanish: Piojito pantanero
Other common names:
Amazonian Inezia
Taxonomy:
Serpophaga subflava
P. L. Sclater and Salvin
, 1873,Pará, Brazil
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Subspecies and Distribution
I. s. obscura
J. T. Zimmer, 1939 – S Venezuela (Amazonas), adjacent SE Colombia (E Guainía, E Vaupés) and NW Brazil (vicinity of upper R Negro).
I. s. subflava
(P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1873) – EC Brazil (lower R Negro and lower R Madeira E to Pará) and extreme N Bolivia (Beni, NE Santa Cruz); probably also in intervening region of Amazon Basin.
Descriptive notes
12 cm; 7–8 g. Nominate race has broad white eyering and supraloral area extending forwards to above nostrils (prominent “spectacles”); crown and upper... read more
Voice
Main song a dry rattle of closely spaced notes (26 notes in 2 seconds), on one pitch; also... read more
Habitat
Shrubby vegetation along streamsides and riverbanks, dense swamp-forest, várzea;... read more
Food and feeding
Insects recorded. Forages actively, in pairs, usually 1–3 m above ground in dense shrubs, tail almost always held cocked above... read more
Breeding
Nest (Brazil) a simple cup. No other information.
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Uncommon to fairly common. Common at Puerto Inírida (NE Guainía), in Colombia. Occurs in Jaú and Tapajós National Parks... read more
Formerly considered conspecific with I. caudata (which see). Two subspecies recognized.