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| − | '''Alternative name: Tschudi's Tyrannulet''' | + | [[File:Peruvian_Tyrannulet_THBD.jpg|thumb|550px|right|<br />Photo © by {{user|Thibaud|Thibaud}}<br />Bosque de Sho'llet, Pasco, [[Peru]], 27 January 2020]] |
| + | '''Alternative name: Tschudi's Tyrannulet'''<br /> | ||
| + | '''Includes: Loja Tyrannulet''' | ||
;[[:Category:Zimmerius|Zimmerius]] viridiflavus | ;[[:Category:Zimmerius|Zimmerius]] viridiflavus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed. | Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Found on the eastern slopes of the Andes of [[Peru]] (Huánuco to Junín).<br /> | + | Found in Southwest [[Ecuador]] and on the eastern slopes of the Andes of [[Peru]] (Huánuco to Junín).<br /> |
An uncommon to fairly common restricted-range species. | An uncommon to fairly common restricted-range species. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Golden-Faced_Tyrannulet_by_lior_kislev.jpg|thumb|350px|right|By location, this bird should belong to a population which has uncertain affinities, it might belong to [[Golden-faced Tyrannulet]]<br />Photo © by {{user|lior_kislev|lior kislev}} <br />La Esperanza, [[Peru]], February 2010]] | |
Often treated conspecific with [[Golden-faced Tyrannulet]]. Formerly also placed in a separate genus, ''Tyranniscus''. | Often treated conspecific with [[Golden-faced Tyrannulet]]. Formerly also placed in a separate genus, ''Tyranniscus''. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| + | *''Z. v. flavidifrons'' | ||
| + | **Southwest Ecuador (southeast Guayas to western Loja and El Oro) to extreme northern Peru | ||
| + | *''Z. v. viridiflavus'' | ||
| + | **Eastern slope of Andes of Peru (Huánuco to Junín) | ||
| + | Gill and Donsker recognise '''Loja Tyrannulet''', ''Z. flavidifrons'' as a separate species<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup> | ||
| + | [[Image:Loja_Tyrannulet_Buenaventura_Reserve_Ecuador_by_Stanley_Jones.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''flavidifrons'', Loja Tyrannulet<br />Photo © by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}} <br />Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro Province, [[Ecuador]], November 2014]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Found in humid montane forest and forest edge, also sometimes in second growth.<br /> | Found in humid montane forest and forest edge, also sometimes in second growth.<br /> | ||
| − | Occurs at | + | Occurs at 800-2500 m. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
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A resident species. | A resident species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#{{Ref-HBWVol9}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen21V11.2}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Zimmerius+viridiflavus}} | {{GSearch|Zimmerius+viridiflavus}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Zimmerius | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Zimmerius]] |
Latest revision as of 17:22, 28 September 2022
Alternative name: Tschudi's Tyrannulet
Includes: Loja Tyrannulet
- Zimmerius viridiflavus
Identification
12 cm.
- Pale yellow loral bands meeting narrowly over bill
- Pale yellow broken eyering
- Bright olive auricular patch washed with buff
- Bright olive upperparts, crown darker olive to greyish-olive
- Dark dusky wings with bright yellow-green edges
- Dusky olive tail
- Pale yellow throat
- Olive-yellow breast and flanks, flammulated with olive
- Bright yellow belly
Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
Found in Southwest Ecuador and on the eastern slopes of the Andes of Peru (Huánuco to Junín).
An uncommon to fairly common restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
By location, this bird should belong to a population which has uncertain affinities, it might belong to Golden-faced Tyrannulet
Photo © by lior kislev
La Esperanza, Peru, February 2010
Photo © by lior kislev
La Esperanza, Peru, February 2010
Often treated conspecific with Golden-faced Tyrannulet. Formerly also placed in a separate genus, Tyranniscus.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1].
- Z. v. flavidifrons
- Southwest Ecuador (southeast Guayas to western Loja and El Oro) to extreme northern Peru
- Z. v. viridiflavus
- Eastern slope of Andes of Peru (Huánuco to Junín)
Gill and Donsker recognise Loja Tyrannulet, Z. flavidifrons as a separate species[3]
Subspecies flavidifrons, Loja Tyrannulet
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro Province, Ecuador, November 2014
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro Province, Ecuador, November 2014
Habitat
Found in humid montane forest and forest edge, also sometimes in second growth.
Occurs at 800-2500 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects. Takes probably also mistletoe and other small berries.
Forages singly or in pairs, often following mixed-species flocks in forest canopy.
Breeding
No information.
Movements
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2004. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 9: Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334696
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v 11.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Peruvian Tyrannulet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Peruvian_Tyrannulet
