Spectacled Tyrannulet

Zimmerius improbus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tyrannidae
Genus
Zimmerius
eBird Code
paltyr4

Subspecies (2)

  • Zimmerius improbus improbus

    Andes of northwestern Venezuela (eastern Táchira to Trujillo)

  • Zimmerius improbus tamae

    northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela, in the Santa Marta Mountains, the Sierra de Perijá, and the Tamá massif; the population in the Santa Martas and the Perijá may be an undescribed subspecies, distinct from "true" tamae of the Tamá region in Norte de Santander, Colombia and immediately adjacent Táchira, Venezuela

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.