Peruvian tyrannulet

Peruvian tyrannulet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Zimmerius
Species: Z. viridiflavus
Binomial name
Zimmerius viridiflavus
(Tschudi, 1844)

The Peruvian tyrannulet (Zimmerius viridiflavus) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. As traditionally defined, it is endemic to Peru, but recent genetic evidence suggests it should include the taxon flavidifrons as a subspecies, in which case the range of the Peruvian tyrannulet extends into far southern Ecuador. Alternatively, flavidifrons is sometimes considered a separate species, the Loja tyrannulet, but it is not closely related to the golden-faced tyrannulet as previously believed.

The natural habitat of the Peruvian tyrannulet is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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