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 most second recently described bird in the genus Phylloscartes after the Cinnamon-faced tyrannulet which was described two years later.

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

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Phylloscartes beckeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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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