Oustalet's Tyrannulet

About the Oustalet's Tyrannulet

Oustalet's tyrannulet (Phylloscartes oustaleti) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic to Brazil. Oustalet's tyrannulet is monotypic. Oustalet's tyrannulet is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 9.4 to 10.5 g (0.33 to 0.37 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have yellowish lores whose color extends to a wide eye-ring. Their face is otherwise bright yellow with a blackish line through the eye that continues as a crescent around the ear coverts. Their crown and upperparts are olive. Their wings are dusky olive with yellowish olive edges on the flight feathers. Their wing coverts are dusky with yellowish tips that form two wing bars. Their tail is olive. Their underparts are yellow with a heavy wash of olive on the breast. Both sexes have a brown iris, a long, pointed, black bill, and gray legs and feet.

Oustalet's tyrannulet is found along a narrow band in southeastern Brazil from southern Bahia south to eastern Santa Catarina. It inhabits humid forest in the subtropical and tropical zones. It primarily is found in the forest interior and only occasionally... Wikipedia →