Maracaibo tody-flycatcher
The Maracaibo tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum viridanum), also known as the short-tailed tody-flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to arid scrub in the region near Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. It has formerly been considered a subspecies of the common tody-flycatcher, which it resembles.
| Maracaibo tody-flycatcher | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Todirostrum |
| Species: | T. viridanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Todirostrum viridanum Hellmayr, 1927 | |
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Maracaibo tody-flycatcher specimen from AMNH
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Todirostrum viridanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22699031A118474462. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22699031A118474462.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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