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Guianan tyrannulet

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Guianan tyrannulet
At Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Zimmerius
Species:
Z. acer
Binomial name
Zimmerius acer
(Salvin & Godman, 1883) [2]
Synonyms

Zimmerius gracilipes acer

The Guianan tyrannulet (Zimmerius acer) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in forests in the east Amazon Basin and northeastern Brazil. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies of the slender-footed tyrannulet.[3]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Zimmerius acer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22735531A118642033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22735531A118642033.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Salvin & Godman, 1883. Tyranniscus acer (protonym). Ibis, 1883, ser. 5, p. 206. BHL
  3. ^ 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. PMID 18495499.