Acre tody-tyrant
The Acre tody-tyrant (Hemitriccus cohnhafti[2]) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, found in Bolivia and Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[3]
| Acre tody-tyrant | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Hemitriccus |
| Species: | H. cohnhafti |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemitriccus cohnhafti (Zimmer et al., 2013) | |
The Acre tody-tyrant was first described as a species in 2013, and its history is largely unknown to ornithology. It eats insects in the understory of its forest habitat.[3]
Appearance
The acre tody-tyrant is a small bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is mostly olive drab in color, with bronze-colored wingbars. Its breast has pale yellow streaks.[3] The nostrils are large and prominent.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Hemitriccus cohnhafti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T103680575A112426729. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103680575A112426729.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- "Recognize newly described Hemitriccus cohnhafti". www.museum.lsu.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- "Acre Tody-Tyrant - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online". 2020-03-08. Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- Zimmer, K. J.; Whittaker, A.; Sardelli, C.; Guilherme, and Aleixo, A. (2013) A new species of Hemitriccus tody-tyrant from the state of Acre, Brazil. In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott e D. Christie. (Org.). Handbook of the Birds of the World, Special Volume: New Species and Global Index. 1ed.Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 292–296.
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