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Southern Beardless Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Southern Beardless Tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 8.1 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 Camptostoma
- Species obsoletum
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Southern Beardless Tyrannulet is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Southern Beardless Tyrannulet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Southern Beardless Tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum) is a member of the Tyrannidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Costa Rica to Uruguay.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.1 g, with a wing length of about 5.2 cm and a tail of around 4.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 14.4 million km² — a very large global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Southern Beardless Tyrannulet?
The Southern Beardless Tyrannulet is a very small bird that weighs around 8.1 g.
Where does the Southern Beardless Tyrannulet live?
The Southern Beardless Tyrannulet is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Costa Rica to Uruguay, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Southern Beardless Tyrannulet belong to?
The Southern Beardless Tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Southern Beardless Tyrannulet eat?
The Southern Beardless Tyrannulet is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Southern Beardless Tyrannulet migrate?
The Southern Beardless Tyrannulet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Southern Beardless Tyrannulet 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 Southern Beardless Tyrannulet make?
1 real field recording of the Southern Beardless Tyrannulet — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Southern Beardless Tyrannulet's range?
The Southern Beardless Tyrannulet has a mapped global range of about 14.4 million km².
Conservation
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