Once grouped with the Venezuelan Tyrannulet. Once called the Speious Tyrannulet. One of my favorite photos from Perij; for some reason the Santa Marta race, one of two, seems very uncommon.
Once called the [Venezuelan Tyrannulet], but those in the Santa Marta and Perija mountain ranges are now called Specious Tyrannulet or Spectacled Tyrannulet. Found at higher altitudes than other Zimmerius in its range ([Golden-faced Tyrannulet] and [Coopmans's Tyrannulet]).
Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara)
AN
Antarctica
AO
Atlantic Ocean
AU
Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu)
PAL
Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan)
IO
Indian Ocean
LA
Latin America (Middle and South America)
MA
Middle America (Mexico through Panama)
NA
North America (includes the Caribbean)
NO
Northern oceans
OR
Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas)