Spectacled Tyrannulet
A species of Zimmerius Tyrannulets Scientific name : Zimmerius improbus Genus : Zimmerius Tyrannulets
Spectacled Tyrannulet, A species of Zimmerius Tyrannulets
Botanical name: Zimmerius improbus
Genus: Zimmerius Tyrannulets
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Description
Description
The spectacled tyrannulet, specious tyrannulet or mountain tyrannulet (Zimmerius improbus) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It occurs in Venezuela and Colombia. The spectacled tyrannulet was described in 1871 by the English naturalists Philip Sclater and Osbert Salvin under the binomial name Tyranniscus improbus. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Guatemalan tyrannulet (Zimmerius vilissimus). There are two subspecies: Z. i. tamae (Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1954) – Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northeast Colombia Z. i. improbus (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1871) – Serranía del Perijá in northeast Colombia and northwest Venezuela
Size
11 cm
Habitat
Spectacled Tyrannulet is primarily found in humid montane forests, inclusive of forest borders. They also inhabit more open woodland areas and clearings that contain scattered trees, adapting to a variety of wooded environments within broader mountainous regions.
Dite type
Insectivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tyrant flycatchers Genus
Zimmerius Tyrannulets Species
Spectacled Tyrannulet