Biology:Serra do Mar tyrannulet

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Short description: Species of bird

Serra do Mar tyrannulet
Phylloscartes difficilis.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Phylloscartes
Species:
P. difficilis
Binomial name
Phylloscartes difficilis
(Ihering, HFA & Ihering, R, 1907)
Phylloscartes difficilis map.svg

The Serra do Mar tyrannulet (Phylloscartes difficilis) is a small species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to humid montane forest in the Serra do Mar in south-eastern Brazil . More likely confused with the short-tailed and pale-eyed hangnest tody-tyrant than other members of the genus Phylloscartes, its bright olive-green upperparts contrast strongly with the grey underparts. It is generally uncommon and threatened by habitat loss.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q676270 entry