Maracaibo tody-flycatcher
Maracaibo tody-flycatcher | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Todirostrum |
Species: | T. viridanum
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Binomial name | |
Todirostrum viridanum Hellmayr, 1927
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The Maracaibo tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum viridanum), also known as the short-tailed tody-flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to arid scrub in the region near Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. It has formerly been considered a subspecies of the common tody-flycatcher, which it resembles.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Todirostrum viridanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22699031A118474462. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22699031A118474462.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Todirostrum
- Birds of Venezuela
- Endemic birds of Venezuela
- Birds described in 1927
- Tyrant flycatcher stubs