Southern beardless tyrannulet

Camptostoma obsoletum

The Southern beardless tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum) is a bird found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Peru, Panama, and 1 more countries. Open woods and gardens from Costa Rica to Argentina. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Camptostoma obsoletum
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Peru, Panama, and 1 more countries

🏡 Where the Southern beardless tyrannulet lives

Open woods and gardens from Costa Rica to Argentina.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs70%
🍎 Fruit30%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 A tiny gray-brown bird with a short, cheerful whistle.

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Recorded by Guillermo Menéndez (gmmv80) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1169485. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Southern beardless tyrannulet

Where does the Southern beardless tyrannulet live?

The Southern beardless tyrannulet lives in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Peru, Panama, and 1 more countries. Open woods and gardens from Costa Rica to Argentina.

What does the Southern beardless tyrannulet eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), fruit (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Southern beardless tyrannulet endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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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.