Family Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Least Concern
White-bellied Pygmy-tyrant (Myiornis albiventris)
Taxonomy
French: Microtyran à ventre blanc German: Weißbauch-Zwergtyrann Spanish: Mosqueta ventriblanca
Taxonomy:
Orchilus albiventris
Berlepsch and Stolzmann
, 1894,La Merced, 2600 feet [c. 790 m], Junín, central Peru
.Distribution:
Locally at base of E slope of Andes in S Ecuador (SE Zamora-Chinchipe)#R, C & E Peru (San Martín, Huánuco, Pasco, Junín, Ayacucho, E Puno) and N Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba, W Santa Cruz).
Descriptive notes
7 cm; 5–6 g. Very small, round-bodied tyrannid with large-headed appearance. Has buff-whitish area around eye, greyish crescent-shaped auricular patch; bright olive... read more
Voice
Flat, fast sequence of notes, “dr-rr-rr-rr-rr-t”, delivered several times in series.
Habitat
Humid lower montane and foothill forest and edges, at 400–1200 m.
Food and feeding
Insects. Forages in lower and middle storeys, favouring openings; often perches in the open a few centimetres from leaves, making fast,... read more
Breeding
Not documented.
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Uncommon. Poorly known species. In Bolivia, occurs in Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Madidi National Park; frequent along... read more
Sometimes considered conspecific with M. auricularis, but differs in its white vs yellow belly (3); pale grey vs olive-green flanks (3); lighter streaking on throat and breast and greatly reduced blackish post-auricular mark (3); paler, greyer crown (ns[1]); more extensive yellow fringes to remiges (ns[1]); and paler red around the eyes (ns[1]). Monotypic.