Northern Beardless Tyrannulet
Camptostoma imberbe Sclater, PL, 1857
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Northern Beardless Tyrannulet, Camptostoma imberbe, is a passerine of Middle America, breeding from south-western USA and Mexico to north-western Costa Rica, including Cozumel Island. It belongs to the tyrant flycatcher family and was described by Sclater in 1857. It is found in light woodland, cultivated areas and gardens with trees. The species is a small bird with a dark brown head, an erectile crest and a pale eyebrow, and the sexes look alike. Its wings show two pale bars, and the bill is pinkish.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- Middle America: sc, sw USA and Mexico to nw Costa Rica, Cozumel I. (Mexico)
