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Black-fronted Tyrannulet

Phylloscartes nigrifrons

Least Concern
Flügelspannweite
11,8 cm
Gewicht
10,025 g
Familie
Tyrannidae
Ordnung
Passeriformes

The Black-fronted Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes nigrifrons) is a bird species in the family Tyrannidae (tyrannen), within the order Passeriformes (sperlingsvögel). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 11.8 cm and a weight of 10 g. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern.

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Über uns

The Black-fronted Tyrannulet is a tiny, active flycatcher with olive-green upperparts, yellowish underparts, a pale eye ring, and a conspicuous black forehead patch. It inhabits humid montane forests and forest edges from Venezuela and Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia, typically in the Andean foothills and cloud forest zone. It gleans insects from foliage and twigs high in the forest canopy, often in mixed-species flocks.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Flügelspannweite 11,8 cm 4.6 in
Gewicht 10,025 g 0.35 oz

Habitat & Range

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Taxonomie

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordnung Passeriformes (Sperlingsvögel)
Familie Tyrannidae (Tyrannen)
Genus Phylloscartes
Arten Phylloscartes nigrifrons

Distribution

Black-fronted Tyrannulet has been recorded in 2 countries.

Vorhanden Not recorded

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Is the Black-fronted Tyrannulet endangered?
The Black-fronted Tyrannulet has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How big is the Black-fronted Tyrannulet?
The Black-fronted Tyrannulet has a wingspan of 11.8 cm, weight of 10.025 g.
What order and family does the Black-fronted Tyrannulet belong to?
The Black-fronted Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes nigrifrons) belongs to the order Passeriformes and the family Tyrannidae.

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