Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
A species of Mouse-colored Tyrannulet, Also known as Southern Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Scientific name : Phaeomyias murina Genus : Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet, A species of Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
Also known as:
Southern Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
Botanical name: Phaeomyias murina
Genus: Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
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Description
Description
The mouse-colored tyrannulet (Phaeomyias murina) is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It occurs in a wide range of scrubby and wooded habitats in tropical and subtropical South America, being absent from the southernmost part of the continent, the high Andes and dense rainforest. It also occurs in Panama and Costa Rica. It is generally common, but its small size and dull plumage results in it often being overlooked – or at least not identified, as it resembles several other tyrant flycatchers. Four subspecies are recognised: Phaeomyias murina eremonoma Wetmore, 1953 – Panama Phaeomyias murina incomta (Cabanis & Heine, 1860) – Colombia, northeast Ecuador, Venezuela and Trinidad Phaeomyias murina wagae (Taczanowski, 1884) – The Guianas, Amazonian Brazil, east Peru and northwest Bolivia Phaeomyias murina murina (Spix, 1825) – south Brazil, south Bolivia, Paraguay and northwest Argentina The mouse-colored tyrannulet was formerly considered conspecific with the Tumbesian tyrannulet (Phaeomyias tumbezana) that occurs west of the Andes in southwest Ecuador and northwest Peru. The two species are visually very similar, but vocally distinct.
Size
12 cm
Feeding Habits
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet has a varied diet, primarily feeding on insects like Hemiptera, Coleoptera, and ants (Formicidae), supplemented by fruits such as mistletoe, and seeds. Its foraging behavior is characterized by actively searching for food, with unique dietary preferences for certain fruits and insects.
Habitat
Arid lowland and lower montane scrub, especially Acacia and other partially open trees, cactus scrub, thorn-scrub, deciduous woodland, cerrado, river-edge forest, gallery forest, early second growth, early-successional brush along river margins, borders of humid forest, parks, gardens, mangroves
Dite type
Insectivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tyrant flycatchers Genus
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Species
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet