Zimmerius
| Zimmerius | |
|---|---|
| Guatemalan tyrannulet (Zimmerius vilissimus) | |
| Scientific 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
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
The genus contains 13 species:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red-billed tyrannulet | Zimmerius cinereicapilla | Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru | |
| Mishana tyrannulet | Zimmerius villarejoi | northeastern Peru | |
| Chico's tyrannulet | Zimmerius chicomendesi | Brazil | |
| Guianan tyrannulet | Zimmerius acer | east Amazon Basin and northeastern Brazil | |
| Guatemalan tyrannulet | Zimmerius vilissimus | highlands of southern Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala and western El Salvador | |
| Mistletoe tyrannulet | Zimmerius parvus | lowlands from eastern Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras southward to Panama and far northwestern Colombia (Chocó) | |
| Choco tyrannulet | Zimmerius albigularis | western Colombia and western Ecuador | |
| Spectacled tyrannulet | Zimmerius improbus | northeast Colombia and northwest Venezuela | |
| Golden-faced tyrannulet | Zimmerius chrysops | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. | |
| Peruvian tyrannulet | Zimmerius viridiflavus | southern Ecuador. | |
| Bolivian tyrannulet | Zimmerius bolivianus | Bolivia and Peru | |
| Venezuelan tyrannulet | Zimmerius petersi | Venezuela | |
| Slender-footed tyrannulet | Zimmerius gracilipes | Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. | |
| Loja tyrannulet | Zimmerius flavidifrons | southwestern Ecuador. |
References
- ^ Traylor, Melvin Alvah Jr. (1977). "A classification of tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 148 (4): 129–184 [147].
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 414. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
Further reading
- 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. Bibcode:2008MolPE..48..150R. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.04.016. PMID 18495499.
- Rheindt, F.E.; Cuervo, A.M.; Brumfield, R.T. (2013). "Rampant polyphyly indicates cryptic diversity in a clade of Neotropical flycatchers (Aves: Tyrannidae)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 108 (4): 889–900. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.02036.x.