Yungas tyrannulet

The Yungas tyrannulet (Phyllomyias weedeni) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is, as suggested by its common name, restricted to humid and semi-humid forest in the Yungas of north-western Bolivia and far south-eastern Peru. Although discovered in the early 1990s, it was only formally described in 2008.

Yungas tyrannulet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Phyllomyias
Species:
P. weedeni
Binomial name
Phyllomyias weedeni
Herzog, Kessler & Balderrama, 2008

The Yungas tyrannulet resembles the planalto tyrannulet, but has a different voice. Being recently described it has not yet been rated by BirdLife International; however, it has been suggested it should be considered vulnerable, because it occurs in low densities within a small range that is subjected to extensive habitat destruction.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Phyllomyias weedeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22736120A95124885. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22736120A95124885.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  • Herzog, Kessler & Balderrama. (2008). A new species of tyrannulet (Tyrannidae: Phyllomyias) from Andean foothills in northwest Bolivia and adjacent Peru. Auk 125(2): 265–276.


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