Southern Beardless Tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum)
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Southern Beardless Tyrannulet

Camptostoma obsoletum (Temminck, 1824)

9.5–10 cmLength8.1 gWeight

The southeastern beardless tyrannulet or southern beardless tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum) is a small passerine bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

Most records: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador

Southern Beardless Tyrannulet has been recorded at 715 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 16 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Parque del EsteVenezuela1,605 records
  2. Reserva Ecológica Costanera SurArgentina1,454 records
  3. Ammo Dump PondsPanama1,237 records
More places
  1. Jardín Botánico de QuitoEcuador1,163 records
  2. Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de AndradeBrazil1,065 records
  3. Bosque Protector Cerro BlancoEcuador985 records
  4. Carapicuíba – Condomínio Palos VerdesBrazil890 records
  5. Parque Ecológico do TietêBrazil839 records
  6. RN Laguna de SonsoColombia824 records
  7. Parque El OlivarPeru771 records

Countries and regions with the most records

BrazilColombiaEcuadorArgentinaPanamaVenezuelaPeruCosta Rica

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

About

The southeastern beardless tyrannulet or southern beardless tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum) is a small passerine bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, in every mainland South American country except Chile, and on Trinidad.

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Questions

How big is the Southern Beardless Tyrannulet?

The Southern Beardless Tyrannulet is about 9.5–10 cm long and weighs around 8.1 g.

Where does the Southern Beardless Tyrannulet live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Costa Rica to Uruguay. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador.

Is the Southern Beardless Tyrannulet endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Southern Beardless Tyrannulet as Least Concern.

What does the Southern Beardless Tyrannulet eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Southern Beardless Tyrannulet in?

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

At a glance

Length
9.5–10 cm
Weight
8.1 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
52 mm
Tail
41 mm
Bill
10 mm
Tarsus
14 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Middle America, South America: Costa Rica to Uruguay

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Camptostoma

Other birds in the genus Camptostoma

Southern Beardless Tyrannulet

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