Golden-faced tyrannulet

Golden-faced tyrannulet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Zimmerius
Species: Z. chrysops
Binomial name
Zimmerius chrysops
(Sclater, 1859)

The golden-faced tyrannulet (Zimmerius chrysops) is a species of bird belonging to the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. Until recently, it included the Choco tyrannulet as a subspecies.

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