Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
English (United States) | Spectacled Tyrannulet |
French | Tyranneau trompeur |
German | Küstenkordilleren-Kleintyrann |
Japanese | メガネコタイランチョウ |
Polish | oliwiaczek ubogi |
Russian | Невзрачный москитолов |
Slovak | moskytár horský |
Spanish | Mosquerito Serrano |
Spanish (Spain) | Mosquerito serrano |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Atrapamoscas de Serranías |
Swedish | perijádvärgtyrann |
Turkish | Dağ Tiranuleti |
SPECIES
Spectacled Tyrannulet Zimmerius improbus
Andrew W. Jones
Version: 2.0 — Published November 30, 2018
Version: 2.0 — Published November 30, 2018
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Distribution
Distribution in the Americas
Spectacled Tyrannulet is found from 1500-2400 m in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia and the Serranía de Perijá of Colombia and Venezuela, and at slightly lower elevations from Norte de Santander in Colombia north to the Cordillera de Mérida in Venezeula. No seasonal movements have been described.
Distribution outside the Americas
Endemic to the Americas.
Habitat
Spectacled Tyrannulet occupies humid motane forest and forest borders, more open woods, and even clearings with scattered trees (Hilty and Brown 1986, Hilty 2003).
Historical changes
None reported.
Fossil history
None reported.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Spectacled Tyrannulet