Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico - January 6, 2013
Credit: Jorge Montejo

North American field guide

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Camptostoma imberbe

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Identification

Field notes

11 cm (5") Rare. Southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, southern Texas. Low deciduous growth near streams.

Small, plain grayish, tiny billed bird. Told from similar Ruby-crowned Kinglet by its buffy wing bars and lack of bold eye ring.

Song: loud whistled "pee-yerp".

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Bird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant 1 rule

These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.

Northern Beardless Tyrannulet

1 rule
Rule 1 15 criteria confidence 1
What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ?
None · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?
Olive (yellowish-green) · Green · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BELLY ?
White, or pale (grayish-white) · Yellow · Olive (yellowish-green) · Unknown
What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?
Uniform color · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?
White, or pale (grayish-white) · Olive (yellowish-green) · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?
White, or pale (grayish-white) · Olive (yellowish-green) · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?
Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Conical and slender · Flattened · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?
Very short · Short · Unknown
What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ?
Light area between the bill and the eye · Light area over, below, behind or around the eye · Crest of feathers on top of the head · NONE of the above or a PLAIN unmarked FACE · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?
Olive (yellowish-green) · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ?
Olive (yellowish-green) · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?
Smaller than a sparrow · Sparrow-sized
What TYPE of bird was seen ?
Warbler-like · Songbird (ground or perching bird)
WHEN was the bird seen ?
Spring · Summer · Fall
WHERE was the bird seen ?
Southwestern United States