Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Black-fronted Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes nigrifrons) - HBW 9, p. 300

French: Tyranneau à front noir German: Schwarzstirn-Laubtyrann Spanish: Orejerito Frentinegro

Taxonomy: Leptopogon nigrifrons Salvin and Godman, 1884, Roraima, 5000 feet [c. 1520 m], “British Guiana” = Venezuela.
Voice, foraging habits and some plumage features (dark lores and forehead, white nasal plumes) suggest that this species may belong with the superspecies formed by P. flaviventris and P. parkeri, possibly also including P. superciliaris, P. roquettei and P. sylviolus. Monotypic.

Distribution: Tepui region of S & SE Venezuela (Amazonas, S Bolívar) and adjacent Guyana.