Peruvian Tyrannulet (Zimmerius viridiflavus)
About the Peruvian Tyrannulet
The Peruvian tyrannulet (Zimmerius viridiflavus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in southwestern Ecuador and Peru. The Peruvian tyrannulet was formally described in 1844 as Elaenia viridiflava by the Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob von Tschudi. The specific epithet combines the Latin viridis meaning "green" with flavus meaning "yellow". Tschudi gave the locality as Peru, but this has been restricted to the Río Tulumayo in the Department of Junín. The Peruvian tyrannulet is now one of 13 species placed in the genus Zimmerius that was introduced in 1977 by the American ornithologist Melvin Alvah Traylor Jr. Two subspecies are recognised:
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 26 recordings for this species: 20 CC BY-NC-SA · 6 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Choco TyrannuletZimmerius albigularisrecording
- Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysopsrecording
- Loja TyrannuletZimmerius flavidifronsrecording
- Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvusrecording
- Red-billed TyrannuletZimmerius cinereicapillarecording
- Slender-footed TyrannuletZimmerius gracilipesrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.