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Golden-faced Tyrannulet
Zimmerius chrysops (Sclater, PL, 1859)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Golden-faced Tyrannulet, Zimmerius chrysops, is a passerine of the tyrant flycatcher family found in South America from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador to northern Peru. It lives in the Andes, including the Venezuela-Colombia border region and the eastern Andean slopes, and also reaches the Sierra de Perijá and the coastal mountains of eastern Venezuela. Its breeding range covers Colombia and Venezuela to Ecuador and northern Peru. Adults show a bright yellow face with a dark line through the eye, while the crown, back and rump are bright olive. The species was described by Sclater in 1859.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: Colombia and Venezuela to Ecuador and n Peru
