Zimmer's tody-tyrant
Zimmer's tody-tyrant (Hemitriccus minimus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Hemitriccus |
| Species: | H. minimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemitriccus minimus (Todd, 1925) | |
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Hemitriccus aenigma (Zimmer, 1940) | |
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Its name commemorates American ornithologist John Todd Zimmer.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Hemitriccus minimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 378.
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