Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Bay-ringed Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes sylviolus) - HBW 9, p. 302

French: Tyranneau sylvain German: Rostring-Laubtyrann Spanish: Orejerito Ojirrojo

Taxonomy: L[eptotriccus] sylviolus Cabanis and Heine, 1859, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Was for long treated in a monotypic genus, Leptotriccus, but seems typical member of present genus. May belong with the superspecies formed by P. flaviventris and P. parkeri, possibly also including P. nigrifrons, P. superciliaris and P. roquettei. Monotypic.

Distribution: Extreme E Paraguay, SE Brazil (S Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo S to Santa Catarina) and NE Argentina (Misiones).