Mouse-colored Tyrannulet

Nesotriccus murinus (Spix, 1825)

10–12 cmLength

Most records: Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil

Mouse-colored Tyrannulet has been recorded at 334 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Quebrada grande san antonio del tequendamaColombia609 records
Georgetown Botanical GardensGuyana403 records
Carretera a Juan HombrónPanama293 records

More places

RN Laguna de SonsoColombia248 records
RN CauquitáColombia247 records
Represa CameguaduaColombia247 records
El EncantadoVenezuela226 records
Vereda La ClorindaColombia221 records
Finca RomeliaColombia211 records
Laguna RicuricochaPeru187 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Colombia Venezuela Brazil Peru Guyana Argentina Panama Bolivia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Mouse-colored Tyrannulet?

The Mouse-colored Tyrannulet is about 10–12 cm long.

Where does the Mouse-colored Tyrannulet live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: southern Costa Rica and Panama to Colombia, northeastern Ecuador, Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas and Amazonia to eastern Brazil, Paraguay and northwestern Argentina. It is most often recorded in Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil.

What family is the Mouse-colored Tyrannulet in?

It belongs to the family Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura (Tyrannidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length: 10–12 cm

Range

Middle America, South America: southern Costa Rica and Panama to Colombia, northeastern Ecuador, Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas and Amazonia to eastern Brazil, Paraguay and northwestern Argentina

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2