Zimmerius
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| Zimmerius | |
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| Guatemalan tyrannulet (Zimmerius vilissimus) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Zimmerius Traylor, 1977 |
| Type species | |
| Tyrannulus chrysops Sclater, 1859
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| Species | |
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Zimmerius is a genus of Neotropical birds in the family Tyrannidae.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The genus was erected by the American ornithologist Melvin Alvah Traylor Jr. in 1977 with the golden-faced tyrannulet (Zimmerius chrysops) as the type species.[1] The name Zimmerius was chosen to honour the American ornithologist John Todd Zimmer (1889-1957) who specialised in the classification of Neotropical birds.[2]
Species
[edit | edit source]The genus contains 15 species:[3]
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Further reading
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