- Orange-eyed Flatbill
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Orange-eyed Flatbill[1] Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae Genus: Tolmomyias Species: T. traylori Binomial name Tolmomyias traylori
Schulenberg & Parker, 1997The Orange-eyed Flatbill or Orange-eyed Flycatcher (Tolmomyias traylori) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in the Amazon (specifically in várzea forest) in south-eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and north-eastern Peru. First recognized as a species due to its distinct voice, it was only described in 1997.
The binomial commemorates the American ornithologist Melvin Alvah Traylor Jr..
References
- ^ Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009
- BirdLife International 2006. Tolmomyias traylori. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
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