Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Acrochordopus burmeisteri)
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Rough-legged Tyrannulet

Acrochordopus burmeisteri (Cabanis & Heine, 1860)

Busiest months: October · Most records: Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Rough-legged Tyrannulet has been recorded at 78 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. PE IntervalesBrazil320 records
  2. Reserva Kaetés - PCSABrazil152 records
  3. PN de Itatiaia – Hotel do YpêBrazil129 records
More places
  1. PN do Itatiaia – Parte BaixaBrazil109 records
  2. PE Intervales – Pousadas e arredoresBrazil105 records
  3. PN do Iguaçu – Trilha do Poço PretoBrazil96 records
  4. Nova Friburgo – Ecolodge ItororóBrazil96 records
  5. Sadiri LodgeBolivia76 records
  6. Área do Projeto DacnisBrazil71 records
  7. PP Cruce CaballeroArgentina70 records

Countries and regions with the most records

BrazilArgentinaBoliviaUruguayParaguay

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

Where does the Rough-legged Tyrannulet live?

Its breeding range: South America: eastern Paraguay, northern Argentina and southeastern Brazil. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia.

When is the best time to see the Rough-legged Tyrannulet?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Rough-legged Tyrannulet endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Rough-legged Tyrannulet as Least Concern.

What family is the Rough-legged Tyrannulet in?

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

At a glance

Conservation
Least Concern

Range

South America: eastern Paraguay, northern Argentina and southeastern Brazil

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Acrochordopus

Other birds in the genus Acrochordopus

White-fronted TyrannuletWhite-fronted TyrannuletAcrochordopus zeledoniGrey-headed PipritesGrey-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsWing-barred PipritesWing-barred PipritesPiprites chlorisBlack-capped PipritesBlack-capped PipritesPiprites pileataGreenish TyrannuletGreenish TyrannuletPhyllomyias virescensReiser's TyrannuletReiser's TyrannuletPhyllomyias reiseriUrich's TyrannuletUrich's TyrannuletPhyllomyias urichiSclater's TyrannuletSclater's TyrannuletPhyllomyias sclateriYungas TyrannuletYungas TyrannuletPhyllomyias weedeniPlanalto TyrannuletPlanalto TyrannuletPhyllomyias fasciatus
Rough-legged Tyrannulet

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