
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
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
- Parque del EsteVenezuela1,605 records
- Reserva Ecológica Costanera SurArgentina1,454 records
- Ammo Dump PondsPanama1,237 records
More places
- Jardín Botánico de QuitoEcuador1,163 records
- Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de AndradeBrazil1,065 records
- Bosque Protector Cerro BlancoEcuador985 records
- Carapicuíba – Condomínio Palos VerdesBrazil890 records
- Parque Ecológico do TietêBrazil839 records
- RN Laguna de SonsoColombia824 records
- Parque El OlivarPeru771 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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
- Family
- Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Camptostoma
Other birds in the genus Camptostoma
Northern Beardless TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbe
Grey-headed PipritesPiprites griseiceps
Wing-barred PipritesPiprites chloris
Black-capped PipritesPiprites pileata
Greenish TyrannuletPhyllomyias virescens
Reiser's TyrannuletPhyllomyias reiseri
Urich's TyrannuletPhyllomyias urichi
Sclater's TyrannuletPhyllomyias sclateri
Yungas TyrannuletPhyllomyias weedeni
Planalto TyrannuletPhyllomyias fasciatus
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- EnglishSouthern Beardless Tyrannulet
- 简体中文南无须小霸鹟
- 繁體中文南方無鬚小霸鶲
- 日本語キバラメグロハエトリ
- DeutschHaubenkleintyrann
- FrançaisTyranneau passegris
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