White-banded Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus stictopterus (Sclater, PL, 1859)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
White-banded Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus stictopterus, is a passerine of the tyrant flycatcher family found in South America from Venezuela to Bolivia. It lives in humid montane evergreen forest in the temperate zone, including cloudforest, elfin forest, open woodland, alder thickets on landslide scars, and brush near treeline. It is a resident bird throughout its range. The species has three subspecies, and the nominate form was described by Sclater in 1859. Its range also extends through the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: Venezuela to Bolivia
