Guianan Tyrannulet

Guianan Tyrannulet
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Zimmerius
Species: Z. acer
Binomial name
Zimmerius acer
(Salvin & Godman, 1883)
Synonyms

Zimmerius gracilipes acer

The Guianan Tyrannulet (Zimmerius acer) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in forests in the east Amazon Basin and north-eastern Brazil. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies of the Slender-footed Tyrannulet.[2]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2009). "Zimmerius acer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/169314. Retrieved February 24, 2010. 
  2. ^ Frank E. Rheindt, Janette A. Norman & Les Christidis (2008). "DNA evidence shows vocalizations to be better indicator of taxonomic limits than plumage patterns in Zimmerius tyrant-flycatchers". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 48 (1): 150–156. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.04.016.