Acre tody-tyrant

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]

Acre tody-tyrant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Hemitriccus
Species:
H. cohnhafti
Binomial name
Hemitriccus cohnhafti
(Zimmer et al., 2013)

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

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Hemitriccus cohnhafti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T103680575A112426729. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103680575A112426729.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. "Recognize newly described Hemitriccus cohnhafti". www.museum.lsu.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  3. "Acre Tody-Tyrant - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online". 2020-03-08. Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  • 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.
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