Bahia tyrannulet

The Bahia tyrannulet (Phylloscartes beckeri) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to the state of Bahia in eastern Brazil. It is the second most recently described bird in the genus Phylloscartes after the cinnamon-faced tyrannulet which was described two years later. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Bahia tyrannulet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Phylloscartes
Species:
P. beckeri
Binomial name
Phylloscartes beckeri
Gonzaga & Pacheco, 1995[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Phylloscartes beckeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22724495A94869103. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22724495A94869103.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Gonzaga, Luiz Pedreira; Pacheco, José Fernando (1995). "A new species of Phylloscartes (Tyrannidae) from the mountains of southern Bahia, Brazil". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 115 (2): 88–97.


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