Spectacled Bristle-Tyrant

About the Spectacled Bristle-Tyrant

The spectacled bristle tyrant (Pogonotriccus orbitalis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The spectacled bristle tyrant was originally described as Capsiempis orbitalis. It was later moved into genus Pogonotriccus, which was still later merged into genus Phylloscartes. Beginning in 2016 taxonomic systems resurrected Pogonotriccus for this species and a few others.

The spectacled bristle tyrant is monotypic. The spectacled bristle tyrant is 11 to 11.5 cm (4.3 to 4.5 in) long and weighs about 8 g (0.28 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 rear. Their back and rump are olive. Their wings are dusky with pale yellow edges on the flight feathers. Their wing coverts are dusky 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... Wikipedia →