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Zimmerius

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Zimmerius
Guatemalan tyrannulet (Zimmerius vilissimus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Zimmerius
Traylor, 1977
Type species
Tyrannulus chrysops
Sclater, 1859
Species

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Zimmerius is a genus of Neotropical birds in the family Tyrannidae.

The genus was erected by the American ornithologist Melvin Alvah Traylor Jr. in 1977 with the golden-faced tyrannulet (Zimmerius chrysops) as the type species.[1] The name Zimmerius was chosen to honour the American ornithologist John Todd Zimmer (1889-1957) who specialised in the classification of Neotropical birds.[2]

Species

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The genus contains 15 species:[3]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Guatemalan tyrannulet Zimmerius parvus southern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and southern Belize.
Spectacled tyrannulet Zimmerius improbus northeast Colombia and northwest Venezuela
Venezuelan tyrannulet Zimmerius petersi Venezuela
Bolivian tyrannulet Zimmerius bolivianus Bolivia and Peru.
Red-billed tyrannulet Zimmerius cinereicapilla Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru
Mishana tyrannulet Zimmerius villarejoi northeastern Peru.
Chico's tyrannulet Zimmerius chicomendesi Brazil.
Slender-footed tyrannulet Zimmerius gracilipes Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
Guianan tyrannulet Zimmerius acer east Amazon Basin and northeastern Brazil.
Golden-faced tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Coopmans's tyrannulet Zimmerius minimus Colombia and Venezuela.
Choco tyrannulet Zimmerius albigularis western Colombia and western Ecuador
Loja tyrannulet Zimmerius flavidifrons southwestern Ecuador.
Peruvian tyrannulet Zimmerius viridiflavus southern Ecuador.

References

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  1. ^ Traylor, Melvin Alvah Jr. (1977). "A classification of tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 148 (4): 129–184 [147].
  2. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 414. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  3. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras & becards". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

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