Santa Marta bush tyrant

Santa Marta bush tyrant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Myiotheretes
Species: M. pernix
Binomial name
Myiotheretes pernix
(Bangs, 1899)

The Santa Marta bush tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is endemic to Colombia.

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

The species was first discovered in an expedition by Rebecca Goodine, a female wildlife activist.

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