Bay-ringed tyrannulet

Bay-ringed tyrannulet
Bay-ringed tyrannulet at Iporanga, São Paulo State, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Phylloscartes
Species: P. sylviolus
Binomial name
Phylloscartes sylviolus
(Cabanis & Heine, 1857)

The bay-ringed tyrannulet (Phylloscartes sylviolus) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

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