Serra do Mar tyrannulet

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Serra do Mar tyrannulet
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Phylloscartes
Species:
P. difficilis
Binomial name
Phylloscartes difficilis
Phylloscartes difficilis map.svg

The Serra do Mar tyrannulet (Phylloscartes difficilis) is a small species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to humid montane forest in the Serra do Mar in south-eastern Brazil. More likely confused with the short-tailed and pale-eyed hangnest tody-tyrant than other members of the genus Phylloscartes , its bright olive-green upperparts contrast strongly with the grey underparts. It is generally uncommon and threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2020). "Phylloscartes difficilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T22699512A171515904. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22699512A171515904.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.