Hilty and other authors are of the view that there are differences, mainly in voice, between this flycatcher and Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias burmeisteri) that justify separating them into two species, but Restall and other authors consider that the available data is insufficient, so that they include it in the said Phyllomyias burmeisteri species as the P. b. viridiceps subspecies.
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Split from the [Rough-legged Tyrannulet] which is found in southeast South America. Note small white forehead, grey head and thick yellow {wing bars}, and a pinkish lower mandible. Also note short bumpy sections on legs.
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)
