Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
White-eyed Tody-tyrant (Hemitriccus zosterops) - HBW 9, p. 322
French: Todirostre zostérops
German: Weißaugen-Todityrann
Spanish: Titirijí Ojiblanco
Taxonomy: Euscarthmus Zosterops Pelzeln, 1868, Marabitanas, Rio Negro, Brazil.
Formerly placed in genus Euscarthmornis and, more recently, Idioptilon, both now defunct. Was for long treated as conspecific with H. griseipectus, but the two exhibit major differences in plumage and voice; vocal characters suggest that geographically isolated race naumburgae may belong with that species. E Amazonian populations vocally distinct from those W of R Branco and R Negro, suggesting that two distinct species may be involved; birds from French Guiana described as race rothschildi, and that name (currently synonymized with nominate) would be availa.. View all taxonomy...
Formerly placed in genus Euscarthmornis and, more recently, Idioptilon, both now defunct. Was for long treated as conspecific with H. griseipectus, but the two exhibit major differences in plumage and voice; vocal characters suggest that geographically isolated race naumburgae may belong with that species. E Amazonian populations vocally distinct from those W of R Branco and R Negro, suggesting that two distinct species may be involved; birds from French Guiana described as race rothschildi, and that name (currently synonymized with nominate) would be available for E form, if found to be a separate species. Boundary between nominate race and flaviviridis uncertain, as vocal type of former occurs only E of R Branco and R Negro, in N Brazil, and that of latter extends E to those rivers; has been proposed by some authors that the two races be merged. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- zosterops (Pelzeln, 1868) - SE Colombia (Caquetá, Vaupés), E Ecuador and NE Peru (Loreto) through S Venezuela (S Amazonas) and much of Brazil N of Amazon (Amazonas, NW Pará, Amapá) to E Surinam and French Guiana.
- flaviviridis (J. T. Zimmer, 1940) - N Peru (C Amazonas, N San Martín).
- naumburgae (J. T. Zimmer, 1945) - NE Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte S to Alagoas).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree calling, changing its position and calling again. Locality Engenho Cachoeira Linda, Barreiros, Pernambuco State, Brazil (ssp naumburgae)
Josep del Hoyo 13 October 2008 3 years ago 24 sec 4.8 -
A bird on a vine looking around, shaking the plumage and flying away. Locality Engenho Cachoeira Linda, Barreiros, Pernambuco State, Brazil (ssp naumburgae)
Josep del Hoyo 13 October 2008 3 years ago 30 sec 4.5 -
A bird in a tree singing, then flying away Locality Shiripuno River, Pastaza Province, Ecuador (ssp zosterops)
Josep del Hoyo 24 August 2007 4 years ago 36 sec 4.2 -
A bird in a tree, singing Locality Shiripuno River, Pastaza Province, Ecuador (ssp zosterops)
Josep del Hoyo 24 August 2007 4 years ago 42 sec 4 -
A perched bird on a twig, then flying away. Locality Coesewijne Savanne, Para District, Suriname (ssp zosterops)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 3 July 2011 25 weeks ago 7 sec 3 -
A partly concealed bird in a tree. Locality Coesewijne Savanne, Para District, Suriname (ssp zosterops)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 3 July 2011 25 weeks ago 7 sec 3
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An adult bird, by playback at 10 m high.
Locality Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil
Anselmo d Affonseca 23 weeks ago 4.1 -
A bird in a tree.
Locality Engenho Cachoeira Linda, Barreiros, Pernambuco State, Brazil (ssp naumburgae)
Josep del Hoyo 13 October 2008 3 years ago 3
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A bird calling. Locality Engenho Cachoeira Linda, Barreiros, Pernambuco State, Brazil
(ssp naumburgae)
Josep del Hoyo 13 October 2008 3 years ago 3
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