Black-capped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus nigrocapillus) | Photos and ID

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Black-capped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus nigrocapillus), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Christoph Moning · cc-by

Black-capped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus nigrocapillus), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Dan Vickers, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-capped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus nigrocapillus), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-capped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus nigrocapillus), photo 4 — Photo: (c) agujaceratops, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-capped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus nigrocapillus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-capped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus nigrocapillus), photo 6 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Black-capped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus nigrocapillus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) David F. Belmonte, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-capped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus nigrocapillus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-capped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus nigrocapillus), photo 9 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Black-capped Tyrannulet (Tyranniscus nigrocapillus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Ryan F. Mandelbaum, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Black-capped Tyrannulet

The black-capped tyrannulet is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Easily confused with

Ashy-headed TyrannuletTyranniscus cinereicepsThe ashy-headed tyrannulet is about 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs about 10 g (0.35 oz).

Tawny-rumped TyrannuletTyranniscus uropygialisThe tawny-rumped tyrannulet is about 10 to 11.5 cm (3.9 to 4.5 in) long and weighs about 8 to 9 g (0.28 to 0.32 oz).

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