Santa Marta bush tyrant

Myiotheretes pernix

The Santa Marta bush tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix) is a bird found in Colombia. Found in Colombia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Myiotheretes pernix
Region	North America
Found in	Colombia

🏡 Where the Santa Marta bush tyrant lives

Found in Colombia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 48 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Niels Krabbe (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC236000. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Santa Marta bush tyrant

Where does the Santa Marta bush tyrant live?

The Santa Marta bush tyrant lives in Colombia. Found in Colombia.

What does the Santa Marta bush tyrant eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Santa Marta bush tyrant endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.