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Zimmerius gracilipes - Slender-footed Tyrannulet; Manacapuru, Amazonas, Brazil

Zimmerius gracilipes, Manacapuru, Amazonas, Brazil

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Infraclassis: Aves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Tyranni
Infraordo: Tyrannides
Parvordo: Tyrannida

Familia: Tyrannidae
Genus: Zimmerius
Species: Zimmerius gracilipes
Subspecies: Z. g. gilvus – Z. g. gracilipes
Name

Zimmerius gracilipes (P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868)

Type locality: Pebas, Loreto, Peru.

Synonyms

Tyranniscus gracilipes (protonym)

References

Sclater, P.L. & Salvin, O. 1867. List of Birds collected at Pebas, Upper Amazonas, by Mr. John Hauxwell, with Notes and Descriptions of New Species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London [1868] Pt.3: 977–981. BHL Reference page. Original description p. 981 BHL

Vernacular names
English: Slender-footed Tyrannulet
español: Mosquerito patifino
Nederlands: Slankpootvliegenpikker
português: Poiaeiro-de-pata-fina
svenska: Ljusögd dvärgtyrann

The slender-footed tyrannulet (Zimmerius gracilipes) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in humid forests of the west Amazon Basin in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. Until recently, it included the Guianan tyrannulet as a subspecies.
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References

BirdLife International (2017). "Zimmerius gracilipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22735526A118572626. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22735526A118572626.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

Rheindt, F. E., Norman, J. A., & Christidis, L. (2008). DNA evidence shows vocalizations to be better indicator of taxonomic limits than plumage patterns in Zimmerius tyrant-flycatchers. Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics 48(1): 150–156.

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