Eared Pygmy-tyrant (Myiornis auricularis)
Eared Pygmy-tyrant, Reserva Volta Velha, Santa Catarina, Brazil, July 2001 - click for larger image Brazil

The Eared Pygmy-tyrant is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of south east Brazil and adjacent Paraguay and Argentina. It is normally found at forest edges and clearings.
Eared Pygmy-tyrant, Intervales, São Paulo, Brazil, April 2004 - click for larger image It is another tiny bird at 7.5 cm or 3 inches. Notable features are the cinnamon-buff area around the eye, the grey head and neck, black spot around the ear and the underpart streaking and colouring that can be seen in the first photo.

There is an illustration in Ridgely & Tudor, Volume 2, Plate 35.
Eared Pygmy-tyrant, Intervales, São Paulo, Brazil, April 2004 - click for larger image
Eared Pygmy-tyrant, Parque do Zizo, São Paulo, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image
Eared Pygmy-tyrant, Parque do Zizo, São Paulo, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image
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