- Rufous Flycatcher
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Rufous Flycatcher Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae Genus: Myiarchus Species: M. semirufus Binomial name Myiarchus semirufus
Sclater & Salvin, 1878The Rufous Flycatcher (Myiarchus semirufus) is a bird species in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to Peru.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
It was formerly classified as a Species of Least Concern by the IUCN.[1] But new research has shown it to be much rarer than it was believed. Consequently, it is uplisted to Endangered in 2008.[2]
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References
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2004). Myiarchus semirufus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 26 July 2007.
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.
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