Eared Pygmy Tyrant
Myiornis auricularis(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Eared Pygmy Tyrant
The Eared Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis auricularis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Myiornis auricularis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eared Pygmy Tyrant
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Myiornis auricularis cinereicollis
- Myiornis auricularis auricularis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Platyrhynchos auricularis
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Brazil; type from Rio de Janeiro, fide Hellmayr, 1927, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 5, p. 336.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 27 p.16
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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