Black-backed tody-flycatcher

The black-backed tody-flycatcher (Poecilotriccus pulchellus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, and one of twelve in the genus Poecilotriccus.

Black-backed tody-flycatcher

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Poecilotriccus
Species:
P. pulchellus
Binomial name
Poecilotriccus pulchellus
(Sclater, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Todirostrum pulchellum Sclater, 1874
  • Poecilotriccus pulchellum

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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