The Guianan tyrannulet (Zimmerius acer) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in forests in the east Amazon Basin and northeastern Brazil. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies of the slender-footed tyrannulet.[3]
Guianan tyrannulet | |
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At Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Zimmerius |
Species: | Z. acer
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Binomial name | |
Zimmerius acer | |
Synonyms | |
Zimmerius gracilipes acer |
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Zimmerius acer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22735531A118642033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22735531A118642033.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Salvin & Godman, 1883. Tyranniscus acer (protonym). Ibis, 1883, ser. 5, p. 206. BHL
- ^ Frank E. Rheindt; Janette A. Norman & Les Christidis (2008). "DNA evidence shows vocalizations to be better indicator of taxonomic limits than plumage patterns in Zimmerius tyrant-flycatchers". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 48 (1): 150–156. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.04.016. PMID 18495499.