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title: "Eared Pygmy-Tyrant"
description: "Myiornis auricularis — Uccelli. The eared pygmy tyrant (Myiornis auricularis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eared-pygmy-tyrant
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eared Pygmy-Tyrant

> Myiornis auricularis — Uccelli. The eared pygmy tyrant (Myiornis auricularis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

- Scientific name: *Myiornis auricularis*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 689
- Wikidata: [Q1267663](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1267663)
- iNaturalist taxon: [17090](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/17090)

## Names

- en: Eared Pygmy-Tyrant
- de: Ohrfleckzwergtyrann
- es: Mosqueta enana
- fr: Microtyran oreillard
- nl: Oorvlekdwergtiran
- pt: Miudinho
- pl: Tyraneczek uszaty

## Countries with the most observations

BR (542), AR (115), PY (3)

## Summary

The eared pygmy tyrant (Myiornis auricularis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

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

## Photo

![Eared Pygmy-Tyrant](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eared-pygmy-tyrant/medium.jpg)

Photo: Amanda Montanhini · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140203081

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eared-pygmy-tyrant?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).