Maracaibo tody-flycatcher

The Maracaibo tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum viridanum), also known as the short-tailed tody-flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to arid scrub in the region near Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. It has formerly been considered a subspecies of the common tody-flycatcher, which it resembles.

Maracaibo tody-flycatcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Todirostrum
Species:
T. viridanum
Binomial name
Todirostrum viridanum
Hellmayr, 1927
Maracaibo tody-flycatcher specimen from AMNH

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International. 2017. Todirostrum viridanum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22699031A118474462. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22699031A118474462.en. Downloaded on 02 January 2019.
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