White-tailed Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus poecilocercus)
Illustration redrawn by AI from a real photograph

White-tailed Tyrannulet

Mecocerculus poecilocercus (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1873)

7.7 gWeight

The white-tailed tyrannulet (Mecocerculus poecilocercus) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru

White-tailed Tyrannulet has been recorded at 103 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Cabañas San IsidroEcuador2,222 records
  2. Bellavista Cloud Forest LodgeEcuador1,924 records
  3. Refugio Paz de las AvesEcuador1,870 records
More places
  1. Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco – LodgeColombia1,166 records
  2. Bellavista – camino a la estación científicaEcuador730 records
  3. Santa Lucia LodgeEcuador544 records
  4. Tandayapa Bird LodgeEcuador539 records
  5. Reserva BellavistaEcuador510 records
  6. Ecoruta (Nono-Mindo road), Bellavista<->San TadeoEcuador365 records
  7. Reserva Las GralariasEcuador334 records

Countries and regions with the most records

EcuadorColombiaPeru

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 white-tailed tyrannulet (Mecocerculus poecilocercus) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the White-tailed Tyrannulet?

The White-tailed Tyrannulet weighs around 7.7 g.

Where does the White-tailed Tyrannulet live?

Its breeding range: South America: Colombia to Peru. It is most often recorded in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.

Is the White-tailed Tyrannulet endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the White-tailed Tyrannulet as Least Concern.

What does the White-tailed Tyrannulet eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the White-tailed Tyrannulet in?

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

At a glance

Weight
7.7 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
58 mm
Tail
44 mm
Bill
9 mm
Tarsus
15 mm

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

Range

South America: Colombia to Peru

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Mecocerculus

Other birds in the genus Mecocerculus

White-throated TyrannuletWhite-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrysBuff-banded TyrannuletBuff-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus hellmayriRufous-winged TyrannuletRufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterusSulphur-bellied TyrannuletSulphur-bellied TyrannuletMecocerculus minorWhite-banded TyrannuletWhite-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterusGrey-headed PipritesGrey-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsWing-barred PipritesWing-barred PipritesPiprites chlorisBlack-capped PipritesBlack-capped PipritesPiprites pileataGreenish TyrannuletGreenish TyrannuletPhyllomyias virescensReiser's TyrannuletReiser's TyrannuletPhyllomyias reiseri
White-tailed Tyrannulet

Download illustration

Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by Josh van der Meulen. ↗

WebP · 1070 px

Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.

In other languages