Spectacled Tyrant
Hymenops perspicillatus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
- GenusHymenops
- SpeciesHymenops perspicillatus (Spectacled Tyrant)
About the Spectacled Tyrant
The spectacled tyrant (Hymenops perspicillatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and as a vagrant to Peru. The spectacled tyrant was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the wagtails in the genus Motacilla and coined the binomial name Motacilla perspicillata. Gmelin based his description on "Le clignot ou traquet à lunette" that had been described in 1778 by the French polymath the Comte de Buffon in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The spectacled tyrant is now the only species in genus Hymenops that was introduced in 1828 by the French naturalist René Lesson. The genus name is from Ancient Greek humēn meaning "skin" or "membrane" and ōps meaning "eye". The specific epithet perspicillatus is Modern Latin meaning "spectacled". Within the family Tyrannidae the spectacled tyrant is sister to the genus Knipolegus containing the black tyrants.
The spectacled tyrant has two subspecies, the nominate H. p. perspicillatus (Gmelin... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Spectacled Tyrant in El Palmar National Park
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Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
White-crested Tyrannulet
Serpophaga subcristata
Small-billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Bran-colored Flycatcher
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Rufous-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant
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Grey Monjita
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Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus cyanirostris
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 4 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 5 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spectacled Tyrant in El Palmar National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spectacled Tyrant sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Spectacled Tyrant in El Palmar National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Spectacled Tyrant in El Palmar National Park in our monthly data.