Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Muscisaxicola

Spot-billed Ground Tyrant

Muscisaxicola maculirostris

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Muscisaxicola maculirostris maculirostris

Andes of Peru to western Bolivia, western Argentina, and Chile; southern populations migrate northward and to lower elevations
Muscisaxicola maculirostris niceforoi

eastern Andes of Colombia (Boyacá and Cundinamarca)
Muscisaxicola maculirostris rufescens

Andes of Ecuador (Pichincha to Azuay)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.