Choco tyrannulet

The Choco tyrannulet (Zimmerius albigularis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in forests in the Chocó of south-western Colombia and western Ecuador. It was previously treated as a conspecific with the golden-faced tyrannulet (Zimmerius chrysops) but the species were split based on the molecular and vocal differences.[2][3][4] It is restricted to a region with extensive habitat destruction but it is generally fairly common and therefore unlikely to be seriously threatened.

Choco tyrannulet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Zimmerius
Species:
Z. albigularis
Binomial name
Zimmerius albigularis
(Chapman, 1924)
Synonyms

Zimmerius chrysops albigularis

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Zimmerius albigularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Rheindt, F.E.; Norman, J.A.; Christidis, L. (2008). "DNA evidence shows vocalizations to be better indicator of taxonomic limits than plumage patterns in Zimmerius tyrant-flycatchers". Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics. 48 (1): 150–156. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.04.016. PMID 18495499.
  3. "Proposal (363): Split Zimmerius chrysops into two or three species". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. 2008. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 January 2018.


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