Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant

Myiornis ecaudatus

The Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis ecaudatus) is a 5.2 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

5.2 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

10

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