Eye-ringed tody-tyrant

The eye-ringed tody-tyrant (Hemitriccus orbitatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Eye-ringed tody-tyrant
In São Paulo, Brazil

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Hemitriccus
Species:
H. orbitatus
Binomial name
Hemitriccus orbitatus
(Wied, 1831)

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

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Hemitriccus orbitatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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