Chapman's Bristle-Tyrant

About the Chapman's Bristle-Tyrant

Chapman's bristle tyrant (Pogonotriccus chapmani), also known as Chapman's tyrannulet, is a species of passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. Chapman's bristle tyrant was originally described as Phylloscartes chapmani. Its specific epithet honors Dr. Frank M. Chapman. Beginning in 2016 taxonomic systems resurrected genus Pogonotriccus for this species and a few others.

Chapman's bristle tyrant has two subspecies, the nominate P. c. chapmani (Gilliard, 1940) and P. c. duidae (Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1951). Chapman's bristle tyrant is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 7 to 8 g (0.25 to 0.28 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a whitish supercilium and a white eye-ring on an otherwise gray and white grizzled face. A black line through the eye continues as a crescent behind the ear coverts. Their crown, back, and rump are dull olive; the crown is slightly darker. Their wings are dusky with pale buffy yellow to buffy white edges on the flight feathers. Their wing coverts are dusky with wide buff tips that show as two conspicuous... Wikipedia →