Venezuelan Bristle-Tyrant

About the Venezuelan Bristle-Tyrant

The Venezuelan bristle tyrant (Pogonotriccus venezuelanus) is a Near Threatened species of passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic to Venezuela. The Venezuelan bristle tyrant was originally described as Pogonotriccus venezuelanus. Genus Pogonotriccus was later merged into genus Phylloscartes. Beginning in 2016 taxonomic systems resurrected Pogonotriccus for this species and a few others.

The Venezuelan bristle tyrant is monotypic. The Venezuelan bristle tyrant is about 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long and weighs 8 to 9 g (0.28 to 0.32 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a gray crown, yellowish white lores, and a prominent yellowish white eye-ring on an otherwise mottled yellowish face. Their ear coverts have a blackish crescent at the top and rear. Their back and rump are olive. Their wings are blackish with pale yellow edges on the flight feathers. Their wing coverts are blackish with pale yellow tips that show as two wing bars. Their tail is olive. Their throat and underparts are bright yellow with a very light olive wash on the breast. Both sexes have a brown iris, a long, pointed, blackish... Wikipedia →