Tumbes tyrant

The Tumbes tyrant (Tumbezia salvini) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is monotypic within the genus Tumbezia.[2] It is endemic to Peru, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Tumbes tyrant

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Tumbezia
Chapman, 1925
Species:
T. salvini
Binomial name
Tumbezia salvini
(Taczanowski, 1877)
Synonyms

Ochthoeca salvini Taczanowski, 1877

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Tumbezia salvini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "ITIS Report: Tumbezia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
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