Tawny-crowned Pygmy-tyrant (Euscarthmus meloryphus) | Details

Tawny-crowned Pygmy-tyrant Euscarthmus meloryphus

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Euscarthmus meloryphus and E. fulviceps (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as E. meloryphus following SACC (2005 & updates), Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993) and Stotz et al. (1996).

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	14,400,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	increasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.6 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species was described as 'common', prior to being split (Stotz et al. (1996).

Trend justification: This species thrives in secondary and converted habitats, benefiting from forest clearance and occupying the resultant scrub areas (del Hoyo et al. 2004). Based on this information, its population is suspected to be increasing.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor
Argentina	extant	native	yes	yes
Bolivia	extant	native	yes
Brazil	extant	native	yes
Colombia	extant	native	yes
Paraguay	extant	native	yes
Peru	extant	native	yes
Uruguay	extant	native		yes
Venezuela	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	non-breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	non-breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	breeding
Altitude	0 - 2100 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Tawny-crowned Pygmy-tyrant Euscarthmus meloryphus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/tawny-crowned-pygmy-tyrant-euscarthmus-meloryphus on 18/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 18/12/2024.