How big is a Santa Marta Bush Tyrant?

The Santa Marta Bush Tyrant is a small sized bird weighing about 48 g.

Where can you see a Santa Marta Bush Tyrant?

The Santa Marta Bush Tyrant is endemic to Colombia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Santa Marta Bush Tyrant?

The Santa Marta Bush Tyrant is most easily confused with the Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant, the Smoky Bush Tyrant and the Streak-throated Bush Tyrant.

Is the Santa Marta Bush Tyrant endangered?

The Santa Marta Bush Tyrant is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Santa Marta Bush Tyrant

Myiotheretes pernix

Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Santa Marta Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found only in Colombia, weighing about 48 g. The Santa Marta bush tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae (tyrants).

EndangeredRareEndemicEats invertebratesforest48 g

Santa Marta Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix), photo 1 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Santa Marta Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix), photo 2 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Santa Marta Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix), photo 3 — Photo: nmoorhatch · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Santa Marta Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix), photo 4 — Photo: nmoorhatch · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Santa Marta Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix), photo 5 — Photo: Cullen Hanks · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Santa Marta Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix), photo 6 — Photo: Cullen Hanks · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Santa Marta Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix), photo 7 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Santa Marta Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix), photo 8 — Photo: nmoorhatch · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Santa Marta Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix), photo 9 — Photo: Cullen Hanks · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Santa Marta Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix), photo 10 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

About the Santa Marta Bush Tyrant

The Santa Marta bush tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae (tyrants). It is endemic to Colombia.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Colombia

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, November, December, with peak activity in January. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Santa Marta Bush Tyrant look like?: The Santa Marta bush tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae (tyrants).
How big is a Santa Marta Bush Tyrant?: The Santa Marta Bush Tyrant is a small sized bird weighing about 48 g.
Where can you see a Santa Marta Bush Tyrant?: The Santa Marta Bush Tyrant is endemic to Colombia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Santa Marta Bush Tyrant?: The Santa Marta Bush Tyrant is most easily confused with the Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant, the Smoky Bush Tyrant and the Streak-throated Bush Tyrant.
Is the Santa Marta Bush Tyrant endangered?: The Santa Marta Bush Tyrant is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Learn the Santa Marta Bush Tyrant for real

BeakBrain drills you on photos and calls until you can greet this bird by name in the field. Free to play, on any device.

Play BeakBrain

Every photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.