- Choco Tyrannulet
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Choco Tyrannulet Conservation status not ratedScientific 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
The Choco Tyrannulet (Zimmerius albigularis) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in forests in the Chocó of south-western Colombia and western Ecuador. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies of the Golden-faced Tyrannulet. Following the split, it has not been rated by BirdLife International, but despite being restricted to a region with extensive habitat destruction, it is genererally fairly common, and therefore unlikely to be seriously threatened.
References
- 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.
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