Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Similar Species Comparison
Main SpeciesNorthern Beardless-Tyrannulet
A tiny grayish olive flycatcher with 2 buffy wingbars and a peaked crown. Note the stubby bill with an orange base.
© Tanner Martin / Macaulay LibraryArizona, April 02, 2019A slender grayish olive flycatcher with a stubby bill. Some individuals have inconspicuous wingbars.
© Francis Canto Jr / Macaulay LibraryBelize, May 17, 2020Female Northern Beardless-Tyrannulets build globular nests with an entrance near the top or the side in epiphytic plants or amongst tent caterpillar webbing.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 01, 1998Not all videos have sound
A tiny grayish olive flycatcher with 2 buffy wingbars and a peaked crown. Note the stubby bill with an orange base.
© Bob Friedrichs / Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 20, 2019Tends to perch in an upright position and often erects head feathers when agitated.
© Adam Jackson / Macaulay LibraryArizona, April 02, 2019Found in woodlands near streams and dry washes.
© Delaney Kempf / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 13, 2019Similar SpeciesBell's Vireo
Adult (Arizona)
Bell's Vireos have whiter wingbars than Northern Beardless-Tyrannulets. They also tend to perch in a horizontal position—when the tyrannulet perches, it tends to sit more upright.
© Gordon Karre / Macaulay LibraryArizona, September 06, 2016Similar SpeciesVerdin
Juvenile
Juvenile Verdins have a thinner and sharper bill and they lack the Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet's wingbars.
© marcel finlay / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, May 30, 2017Similar SpeciesRuby-crowned Kinglet
Adult
Ruby-crowned Kinglets have a white eyering not seen on Northern Beardless-Tyrannulets.
© Evan Lipton / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, December 06, 2016Similar SpeciesLucy's Warbler
Adult female
Lucy's Warblers don't have wingbars like the Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet and they have a thinner, more pointed bill.
© Chris Rohrer / Macaulay LibraryArizona, March 17, 2016Similar SpeciesHammond's Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatchers are larger than Northern Beardless-Tyrannulets, have a thin white eyering that tyrannulets lack, and have a thinner bill.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, January 24, 2008Similar SpeciesDusky Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatchers are larger than Northern Beardless-Tyrannulets and have a thin white eyering. The bill is also more pointed than the tyrannulet's stubby bill.
© Robert McNab / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, October 09, 2016Rotate Your Device to Better Compare
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Tyrant Flycatchers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Tyrannidae)
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