Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Eared Pygmy Tyrant

Myiornis auricularis

The Eared Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis auricularis) is a 5.3 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

5.3 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay.

Where to see it: PE Intervales (Brazil); PN Iguazú · Área Cataratas (Argentina); Parque Nacional Ybycui, Dpto. Paraguari (Paraguay); Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de Andrade (Brazil).

Photo: (c) Tim Hirsch, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist