Bay-ringed tyrannulet

The bay-ringed tyrannulet (Phylloscartes sylviolus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in the southern Atlantic Forest.

Bay-ringed tyrannulet
at Iporanga, São Paulo State, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Phylloscartes
Species:
P. sylviolus
Binomial name
Phylloscartes sylviolus
(Cabanis & Heine, 1857)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Phylloscartes sylviolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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