Guatemalan Tyrannulet

Zimmerius vilissimus (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1859)

Guatemalan Tyrannulet, Zimmerius vilissimus, is a passerine of the tyrant flycatcher family that breeds in Middle America from southern Mexico and western Guatemala to El Salvador. It is a very small bird and is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico. It was first described by Sclater and Salvin in 1859. The species is monotypic. It lives in evergreen forest, including edges and interior, and also in more open woodland, plantations and fields with scattered trees and shrubs, especially where mistletoes are present. It occurs from 500 to 2,500 m and is generally resident, though some birds move downslope after breeding.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Breeding range

Middle America: s Mexico and w Guatemala to El Salvador