Photo: in Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant
Myiornis ecaudatus
Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis ecaudatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis ecaudatus) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 5.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Genus Myiornis
- Species ecaudatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 5.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis ecaudatus) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA Amazonia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 5.2 g, with a wing length of about 3.2 cm and a tail of around 1.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 6.4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant?
The Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant is a very small bird that weighs around 5.2 g.
Where does the Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant live?
The Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant is found across South America with a range covering SA Amazonia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant belong to?
The Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis ecaudatus) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant eat?
The Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant migrate?
The Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant make?
1 real field recording of the Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant's range?
The Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant has a mapped global range of about 6.4 million km².
Conservation
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