Handsome flycatcher

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Handsome flycatcher
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Nephelomyias
Species:
N. pulcher
Binomial name
Nephelomyias pulcher
(Sclater, PL, 1861)
Nephelomyias pulcher map.svg
Synonyms

Myiophobus pulcher

The handsome flycatcher (Nephelomyias pulcher) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Nephelomyias pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22699680A93743570. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699680A93743570.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.