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White-throated Tyrannulet

Mecocerculus leucophrys
Family
Tyrant Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
whttyr2, WTTY
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
SpeciesMecocerculus leucophrys
Codeswhttyr2, WTTY
Identification

The White-throated Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus leucophrys) 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 whttyr2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Tyrant Flycatchers
Wing-barred Piprites
Piprites chloris
Gray-headed Piprites
Piprites griseiceps
Black-capped Piprites
Piprites pileata
Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant
Neopipo cinnamomea
Kinglet Calyptura
Calyptura cristata
Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
Platyrinchus saturatus
White-throated Tyrannulet photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Mecocerculus leucophrys

Family: Tyrant Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: whttyr2