Grey-capped Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias griseocapilla)
Grey-capped Tyrannulet, Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil, April 2001 - click for larger image Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil
April 2001

The Grey-capped Tyrannulet is a Brazilian endemic found in south-east Brazil from Espirito Santo and Minas Gerais to Santa Catarina.
It is found in forest borders and clearings and tends to forage quite low down.

The head, crown and nape are grey, the back is bright olive, the wing feathers are edged yellow while the underparts are grey to white with yellow on the flanks.

There is an illustration in Ridgely & Tudor, Volume 2, Plate 32.
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