Camptostoma

Camptostoma is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.

Camptostoma
Southern beardless tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Camptostoma
P.L. Sclater, 1857
Species

C. imberbe
C. obsoletum

Extant species

The genus contains two species.[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Camptostoma imberbeNorthern beardless tyrannuletsoutheasternmost Arizona and Texas of the United States through Mexico and Central America to northwestern Costa Rica
Camptostoma obsoletumSouthern beardless tyrannuletCosta Rica through South America south to Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina.

These are very small passerine birds which breed in the tropical and subtropical Americas from the southernmost USA south to Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina. The two species are similar, and were once considered conspecific. However, they overlap without interbreeding in central Costa Rica.

These are species of in light forests, cultivation and gardens with trees. The domed nest is made of plant fibre or leaves with a side entrance.

They are active birds, feeding in a vireo or warbler-like fashion on insects, spiders and berries.

References
  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  • ffrench, Richard (1991). A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago (2nd ed.). Comstock Publishing. ISBN 0-8014-9792-2.
  • Hilty, Steven L (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5.
  • Stiles and Skutch, A guide to the birds of Costa Rica ISBN 0-8014-9600-4
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