Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis ecaudatus)
About the Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant
The short-tailed pygmy tyrant (Myiornis ecaudatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found on Trinidad and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The short-tailed pygmy tyrant was originally described in 1837 as Todirostrum ecaudatum. In the early to mid-twentieth century it was placed in genus Perissotriccus which was later merged into Myiornis. Several authors have suggested that genus Myiornis should be merged into genus Hemitriccus.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 107 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-SA · 4 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- 'Maranhao-Piaui' Pygmy TyrantMyiornis sp.nov.Maranhao_Piauirecording
- Black-capped Pygmy TyrantMyiornis atricapillusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.