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title: "White-throated Tyrannulet"
description: "Mecocerculus leucophrys — Birds. The white-throated tyrannulet (Mecocerculus leucophrys) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-throated-tyrannulet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-throated Tyrannulet

> Mecocerculus leucophrys — Birds. The white-throated tyrannulet (Mecocerculus leucophrys) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

- Scientific name: *Mecocerculus leucophrys*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1639
- Wikidata: [Q1269225](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1269225)
- iNaturalist taxon: [16407](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/16407)

## Names

- en: White-throated Tyrannulet
- de: Weißkehl-Tachurityrann
- es: Piojito gargantilla
- fr: Tyranneau à gorge blanche
- nl: Witkeeltachuri
- pt: Alegrinho-de-garganta-branca
- pl: Andotyranek białogardły

## Countries with the most observations

CO (738), AR (156), EC (118), BO (47), PE (38), VE (18)

## Summary

The white-throated tyrannulet (Mecocerculus leucophrys) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-throated_tyrannulet

## Photo

![White-throated Tyrannulet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-throated-tyrannulet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193190500

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-throated-tyrannulet?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).