Phylloscartes nigrifrons
The Black-fronted Tyrannulet, *Phylloscartes nigrifrons*, is a diminutive and active songbird, typically measuring around 11 cm (4.3 inches) in length and weighing between 6.5-8 grams. Its most striking feature is its glossy black forehead and lores, which contrast sharply with a small, broken white eye-ring and olive-green crown and nape. The upperparts are olive-green, while the underparts are a bright, clean yellow, with dusky wings showing two yellowish wing-bars. This species belongs to ...
Found in montane evergreen and cloud forests, favoring dense understory and mid-story vegetation, typically at elevations between 1,000 and 2,000 meters.
Exclusively small insects and other arthropods, primarily gleaned from foliage and twigs or caught in short aerial sallies.
This Black-fronted Tyrannulet is a diurnal and highly active species, constantly flitting and moving through the foliage. It primarily forages by gleaning insects and small arthropods from leaves and twigs, often making quick, acrobatic sallies to catch flying prey. Typically, it perches horizont...
The Black-fronted Tyrannulet is a resident species found exclusively in the tepuis and adjacent montane forests of the Guiana Shield in northern South America. Its distribution spans southeastern Venezuela, specifically within Bolívar state, extending into western Guyana, and reaching northern Br...
Least Concern
- Despite its small size (around 11 cm), it's a remarkably agile hunter, darting among leaves with precision. - Its distinctive black 'mask'-the black forehead and lores-gives it its common name and is a key identification feature. - It is a resident of specialized high-altitude cloud forests, ma...