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White-tailed Tyrannulet

Mecocerculus poecilocercus
Family
Tyrant Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
whttyr1, WTTY
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
SpeciesMecocerculus poecilocercus
Codeswhttyr1, WTTY
Identification

The White-tailed Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus poecilocercus) is a member of the Tyrant Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code whttyr1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Piprites chloris
Gray-headed Piprites
Piprites griseiceps
Black-capped Piprites
Piprites pileata
Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant
Neopipo cinnamomea
Kinglet Calyptura
Calyptura cristata
Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
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White-tailed Tyrannulet photo
(c) Josh van der Meulen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Josh van der Meulen

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Mecocerculus poecilocercus

Family: Tyrant Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: whttyr1