Dinelli's doradito

Dinelli's doradito (Pseudocolopteryx dinelliana) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Dinelli's doradito
at Huanqueros, Santa Fe, Argentina.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Pseudocolopteryx
Species:
P. dinelliana
Binomial name
Pseudocolopteryx dinelliana
Lillo, 1905

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Argentinian biologist Luis Dinelli.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Pseudocolopteryx dinelliana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 106.
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