Choco tyrannulet

Choco tyrannulet
Scientific 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 family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in forests in the Chocó of south-western Colombia and western Ecuador. It was previously treated as a conspecific with the golden-faced tyrannulet (Zimmerius chrysops) but the species were split based on the molecular and vocal differences.[2][3][4] It is restricted to a region with extensive habitat destruction but it is generally fairly common and therefore unlikely to be seriously threatened.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Zimmerius albigularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.04.016.
  3. ↑ "Proposal (363): Split Zimmerius chrysops into two or three species". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 January 2018.


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