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Sooty-headed Tyrannulet

Phyllomyias griseiceps(Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1871)

English (US) Sooty-headed Tyrannulet

The Sooty-headed Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias griseiceps) 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.

Range: eastern Panama to the Guianas and northern Brazil, in west to southwestern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador, and eastern Ecuador and eastern PeruRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Phyllomyias griseiceps
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Sooty-headed Tyrannulet
Described by
(Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1871)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Tyranniscus griseiceps
Described by
(Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1871)
Type locality
Pallatanga, Chimborazo and Babahoyo, Los Rios, Ecuador; specimen from Babahoyo claimed as type by Sclater, 1888, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 14, p. 134.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870, pt.3 p.841

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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