Darwin's flycatcher
Darwin's flycatcher or little vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus nanus) is a species of flycatcher, closely related to the vermilion flycatcher. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. The taxon was described as full species Pyrocephalus dubius by John Gould in 1838.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Pyrocephalus |
| Species: | P. nanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrocephalus nanus (Gould, 1839) | |
Taxonomy
Darwin's flycatcher was described as full species Pyrocephalus nanus in 1839 by John Gould. It is recognized as a species by some taxonomic authorities, including the International Ornithologists' Union. Others — including the taxonomists behind the Howard and Moore checklist and the Clements checklist — still consider it to be a subspecies of the vermilion flycatcher.[2]
A 2016 study on the vermilion flycatcher elevated several of the subspecies to the rank of species, including Darwin's flycatcher, and the now extinct San Cristóbal flycatcher.[3]
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Pyrocephalus nanus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T103682926A119555197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103682926A119555197.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- "Galapagos Flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus". Avibase. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- Carmi, O.; Witt, C.C.; Jaramillo, A.; Dumbacher, J.P. (2016). "Phylogeography of the Vermilion Flycatcher species complex: Multiple speciation events, shifts in migratory behavior, and an apparent extinction of a Galápagos-endemic bird species". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 102: 152–173. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.029. PMID 27233443.
- Walsh, Stephen; Mena, Carlos F., eds. (2013). Science and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands: Frameworks & Perspectives. New York, NY, US: Springer Science and Business Media. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-1-4614-5794-7.