Spectacled Tyrannulet

The spectacled tyrannulet is about 11.5 to 12.5 cm (4.5 to 4.9 in) long and weighs about 11 g (0.39 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dark grayish green crown. They have a yellow-tinged white forehead, loral streak, and arcs above and below the eye that give it its common name. Their upperparts are green. Their wings are mostly dusky; the coverts and flight feathers have thin yellow edges. Their tail is rather long compared to those of other flycatchers; it is dark gray with yellow edges on the feathers. Voice: The spectacled tyrannulet is suspected to have vocal differences between the populations but details are lacking. In the Venezuelan Andes it makes "2-5 sad, halting, slightly descending whistles, each note fractionally lower than previous, wheeeeaa,. . . . wheeeeaa, .... etc., notes often hurried at end".