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 |
Binomial name | |
Todirostrum viridanum Hellmayr, 1927 | |
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 (2012). "Todirostrum viridanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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