The Tumbes tyrant (Tumbezia salvini) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is monotypic within the genus Tumbezia.[2] Its range is almost entirely within Peru, but it is also found within Tumbes–Piura dry forests habitat in the extreme southwest of Ecuador.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Tumbes tyrant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Tumbezia
Chapman, 1925
Species:
T. salvini
Binomial name
Tumbezia salvini
(Taczanowski, 1877)
Synonyms

Ochthoeca salvini Taczanowski, 1877

References

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  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2012). "Tumbezia salvini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ "ITIS Report: Tumbezia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Tumbes Tyrant - eBird Canada". ebird.org. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 1 April 2022.