© Leonardo Merçon / Instituto Últimos Refúgios
© Silvia Faustino Linhares

Eared Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis auricularis

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Identification

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Miniscule greenish-yellow flycatcher with a short tail that is easily overlooked in the lower levels of humid forests and second growth. Note the chestnut eye patch fringed by a black crescent (ear patch), its pale streaky gray neck, and yellow-olive back. The wings make a buzzing noise in flight. Listen for its repetitive “prrii-priii-prii” song and its “pic-pic-pic” call.

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