Chico's tyrannulet
Chico's tyrannulet (Zimmerius chicomendesi) is a species of passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to the area of Rio Madeirinha in Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Zimmerius |
| Species: | Z. chicomendesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Zimmerius chicomendesi Whitney, BM; Schunck; Rêgo; & Silveira, 2013 | |
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Chico's tyrannulet was first described by the ornithologists Bret Whitney and colleagues in 2013 and given the binomial name Zimmerius chicomendesi[2] in honour of Chico Mendes. The new species has been recognised by the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society[3] and by Frank Gill and David Donsker who maintain an online list of bird species on behalf of the International Ornithological Committee.[4]
References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Zimmerius chicomendesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T103680766A132190673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103680766A132190673.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- Whitney, B.M.; Schunck, F.; Rego, M.A.; Silveira, L.F. (2013). "A new species of Zimmerius tyrannulet from the upper Madeira-Tapajos interfluvium in central Amazonian Brazil: birds don't always occur where they "should"". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World, Special Volume: New Species and Global Index. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. pp. 286–291. ISBN 978-84-96553-88-0.
- "Proposal (698): Recognize Zimmerius chicomendesi Whitney et al. 2013 as a species". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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