Pogonotriccus chapmani
Chapman's Bristle Tyrant (Pogonotriccus chapmani) is a diminutive and active songbird, typically measuring 11-12 cm (4.3-4.7 inches) in length and weighing a mere 7-9 grams. Its plumage is characterized by olive-green upperparts, contrasting with dull yellowish-white underparts that become brighter yellow on the belly. Distinctive field marks include a grayish-olive head with a faint whitish supercilium and a dark loral/eye stripe, coupled with two noticeable yellowish wing-bars, the broader ...
Resident in humid montane evergreen and cloud forests, and adjacent forest edges, typically found at elevations between 1200-2300 meters.
Primarily insectivorous, feeding on small arthropods caught through active aerial sallying and gleaning from vegetation.
Chapman's Bristle Tyrant is an active, restless, and typically diurnal species. It often forages solitarily but frequently joins mixed-species flocks alongside tanagers, furnariids, and other flycatchers, moving actively through the mid-story and subcanopy. Its primary foraging strategy involves ...
Chapman's Bristle Tyrant exhibits a disjunct distribution across the humid eastern slopes of the Andes in South America. Its northernmost populations are found in the Sierra de Perijá, straddling the border between Venezuela and Colombia. Further south, isolated populations occur in the eastern A...
Least Concern
- Named in honor of the esteemed American ornithologist Frank M. Chapman, who made significant contributions to Neotropical bird studies. - The 'bristle-tyrant' moniker refers to the prominent rictal bristles (stiff feathers around the bill base) common in this genus, believed to aid in insect ca...