Black-fronted Tyrannulet

About the Black-fronted Tyrannulet

The black-fronted tyrannulet (Phylloscartes nigrifrons) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. The black-fronted tyrannulet was originally described in 1884 as Leptopogon nigrifrons. It was later transferred to genus Mecocerculus and then to its present genus Phylloscartes. Though relationships among members of Phylloscartes have not been fully resolved, it appears that the black-fronted tyrannulet's closest relatives are the rufous-lored tyrannulet (P. flaviventris) and the cinnamon-faced tyrannulet (P. parkeri).

The black-fronted tyrannulet is monotypic. The black-fronted tyrannulet is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long; five individuals weighed 8 to 11.1 g (0.28 to 0.39 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a black forecrown ("front"), lores, and area behind the lores which give it a frowning appearance. They have a thin white supercilium. Their face is otherwise grizzled white and blackish with a black crescent around the ear coverts. Their crown is dark gray and the rest of their upperparts are dark olive. Their wings are blackish with thin pale... Wikipedia →