Bahia tyrannulet
The Bahia tyrannulet (Phylloscartes beckeri) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to the state of Bahia in eastern Brazil. It is the most second recently described bird in the genus Phylloscartes after the Cinnamon-faced tyrannulet which was described two years later.
| Bahia tyrannulet | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Phylloscartes |
| Species: | P. beckeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Phylloscartes beckeri Gonzaga & Pacheco, 1995[2] | |
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Phylloscartes beckeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Gonzaga, Luiz Pedreira; Pacheco, José Fernando (1995). "A new species of Phylloscartes (Tyrannidae) from the mountains of southern Bahia, Brazil". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 115 (2): 88–97.
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