Antioquia bristle-tyrant

(Phylloscartes lanyoni)

Description

The Antiochian Bristle or antioqueño petty tyrant ( Antioquia Bristle Tyrant ) is a species of bird passerine of the family Tyrannidae,endemic to the forests of the foothills between the Cordilleras Central and Eastern of Colombia,between 450 and 1,090 meters above sea level.It is threatened by loss of habitat.It measures on average 11 cm in length.It has the pileus and neck greenish or bluish gray,sallow speckle above peak and average eye ring lower whitish.Its back is grayish olive;wings with darker yellow and yellow edges.His neck,chest and belly are bright yellow.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Phylloscartes
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