Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant

Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus

The Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant (Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus) is a 9.2 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

9.2 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia.

Where to see it: Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise Lodge (Peru); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); WildSumaco Lodge (Ecuador); Refugio Los Volcanes (Bolivia); Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador).

Photo: (c) Michael Bakker Paiva, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist