Biology:Acre tody-tyrant

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Short description: Species of bird

Acre tody-tyrant
Hemitriccus cohnhafti - Acre Tody-Tyrant; Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Hemitriccus
Species:
H. cohnhafti
Binomial name
Hemitriccus cohnhafti
Zimmer et al., 2013
Hemitriccus cohnhafti map.svg

The Acre tody-tyrant (Hemitriccus cohnhafti)[2] is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, found in Bolivia and Brazil . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[3]

The Acre tody-tyrant was first described as a species in 2013, and its history is largely unknown to ornithology. It eats insects in the understory of its forest habitat.[3]

Appearance

The acre tody-tyrant is a small bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is mostly olive drab in color, with bronze-colored wingbars. Its breast has pale yellow streaks.[3] The nostrils are large and prominent.[2]

References

  • Zimmer, K. J.; Whittaker, A.; Sardelli, C.; Guilherme, and Aleixo, A. (2013) A new species of Hemitriccus tody-tyrant from the state of Acre, Brazil. In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott e D. Christie. (Org.). Handbook of the Birds of the World, Special Volume: New Species and Global Index. 1ed.Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 292–296.

Wikidata ☰ Q16748022 entry