Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Eared Pygmy-tyrant (Myiornis auricularis) - HBW 9, p. 315
French: Microtyran oreillard
German: Ohrfleck-Zwergtyrann
Spanish: Mosqueta Enana
Taxonomy: Platyrhynchos auricularis Vieillot, 1818, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Forms a superspecies with M. albiventris, and sometimes considered conspecific. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cinereicollis (Wied, 1831) - E Brazil (SE Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo).
- auricularis (Vieillot, 1818) - SE Paraguay, NE Argentina (Misiones) and SE Brazil (Rio de Janeiro S to Rio Grande do Sul).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird with some food in the beak for the closeby nest Locality Tres Picos State Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2011 1 year ago 26 sec 4.5 -
One bird calling and singing rather energetically. Locality Garuva, Santa Catarina State, Brazil (ssp auricularis)
Nick Athanas 8 August 2008 2 years ago 38 sec 4.4 -
foraging... Locality Candói, Paraná State, Brazil (ssp auricularis)
Leonardo R. Deconto 4 July 2011 1 year ago 18 sec 4.3 -
A bird in a bush, calling Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp auricularis)
Josep del Hoyo 30 June 2004 6 years ago 20 sec 4.1 -
bird with nesting material Locality Caraça National Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (ssp cinereicollis)
Keith and Lynn Youngs 15 October 2009 1 year ago 11 sec 4 -
Individual found singing for a long time. Locality Jundiaí, São Paulo State, Brazil
Bruno Piato 16 October 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 2.8
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Miudinho
Locality Itariri, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp auricularis)
Lindolfo Souto 18 May 2012 41 weeks ago 4.7 -
Miudinho
Locality Itariri, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp auricularis)
Lindolfo Souto 20 August 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
Catching insects.
Locality Guaraú, Peruíbe, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Henrique 28 September 2008 3 years ago 4.2 -
One bird perched in a tree.
Locality Iguazú Falls, Iguazú National Park, Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp auricularis)
Nick Athanas 5 July 2011 1 year ago 3.9 -
A bird perched and looking away
Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp auricularis)
Arthur Grosset 5 April 2004 3 years ago 3 -
One adult bird perched.
Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 7 October 2011 1 year ago 2.9
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Bird singing in a forest. Locality Mairiporã, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 22 August 1998 44 weeks ago 4 -
Two birds calling naturally Locality Garabí, Corrientes Province, Argentina
Kini Roesler 5 May 2009 3 years ago 4
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