White-throated Tyrannulet

Mecocerculus leucophrys

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tyrannidae
Genus
Mecocerculus
eBird Code
whttyr2

Subspecies (11)

  • Mecocerculus leucophrys brunneomarginatus

    east slope of the Andes of Peru (central Amazonas southward to Cusco)

  • Mecocerculus leucophrys chapmani

    tepuis of southern Venezuela

  • Mecocerculus leucophrys leucophrys

    temperate Andes of southeastern Peru to Bolivia and northwestern Argentina

  • Mecocerculus leucophrys montensis

    northern Colombia (Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta)

  • Mecocerculus leucophrys nigriceps

    mountains of northern Venezuela

  • Mecocerculus leucophrys notatus

    western and central Andes of Colombia (south to Cauca)

  • Mecocerculus leucophrys pallidior

    Andes of west-central Peru (Ancash and northern Lima)

  • Mecocerculus leucophrys parui

    tepuis of southern Venezuela (Cerro Parú in Amazonas)

  • Mecocerculus leucophrys roraimae

    subtropical central Venezuela (Amazonas and Bolívar)

  • Mecocerculus leucophrys rufomarginatus

    southern Colombia (Nariño) to western Ecuador and northwestern Peru (Piura)

  • Mecocerculus leucophrys setophagoides

    eastern Andes of Colombia and northwestern Venezuela

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.