Order: Passeriformes | Family: Tyrannidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Tandayapa, Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Tandayapa, Ecuador
Status: The White-tailed Tyrannulet is uncommon in montane forests of the east and west (S to Piura) slopes of the Andes at elevations ranging between 1400-2700 m. It also occurs in Co and Ec.
Name in Spanish: Tiranillo de Cola Blanca.
Sub-species: White-tailed Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus poecilocercus), (P. L. Sclater and Salvin), 1873.
Meaning of Name: Mecocerculus: Gr. mekos= length and kerkos= tail. poecilocercus: Gr. poikilos- pied, spotted, variegated and kerkos= tail.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.