Hemitriccus
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Hemitriccus is a genus of small South America
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s in the Tyrannidae family. They are commonly known as tody-tyrants or bamboo-tyrants, but the former name is (or was) also shared with several members of the genus Poecilotriccus
. Several species from the genus Hemitriccus are very similar, and consequently best separated by their voice.
It contains the following species:
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s in the Tyrannidae family. They are commonly known as tody-tyrants or bamboo-tyrants, but the former name is (or was) also shared with several members of the genus Poecilotriccus
Poecilotriccus
Poecilotriccus is a genus of small birds in the Tyrannidae family. Except for the recently described Johnson's Tody-Flycatcher, all have, at one point or another, been included in the genus Todirostrum. Some species have been known as tody-tyrants instead of tody-flycatchers...
. Several species from the genus Hemitriccus are very similar, and consequently best separated by their voice.
It contains the following species:
- Snethlage's Tody-TyrantSnethlage's Tody-tyrantThe Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Hemitriccus minor - Boat-billed Tody-TyrantBoat-billed Tody-tyrantThe Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in the Guianas in French Guiana, Suriname, and eastern Guyana; also in northeast Brazil's Amazon Basin in the states of Pará, Amapá, and northeastern Amazonas.Its natural habitat is...
, Hemitriccus josephinae - Flammulated Bamboo Tyrant, Hemitriccus flammulatus
- Drab-breasted Bamboo Tyrant, Hemitriccus diops
- Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant, Hemitriccus obsoletus
- White-eyed Tody-TyrantWhite-eyed Tody-tyrantThe White-eyed Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in the northern Amazon Basin of Brazil and the Guianas of French Guiana, Suriname, and southeast Guyana; also Amazonian Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.It is a small short-tailed...
, Hemitriccus zosterops - Zimmer's Tody-TyrantZimmer's Tody-tyrantZimmer's Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
, Hemitriccus minimus - Eye-ringed Tody-TyrantEye-ringed Tody-tyrantThe Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.-References:...
, Hemitriccus orbitatus - Johannes's Tody-TyrantJohannes's Tody-tyrantThe Johannes's Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....
, Hemitriccus iohannis - Stripe-necked Tody-TyrantStripe-necked Tody-tyrantThe Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru....
, Hemitriccus striaticollis - Hangnest Tody-TyrantHangnest Tody-tyrantThe Hangnest Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...
, Hemitriccus nidipendulus - Yungas Tody-TyrantYungas Tody-tyrantThe Yungas Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is endemic to the Yungas of Bolivia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
, Hemitriccus spodiops - Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantPearly-vented Tody-tyrantThe Pearly-vented Tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela....
, Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer - Pelzeln's Tody-TyrantPelzeln's Tody-tyrantThe Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
, Hemitriccus inornatus - Black-throated Tody-TyrantBlack-throated Tody-tyrantThe Black-throated Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
, Hemitriccus granadensis - Buff-throated Tody-TyrantBuff-throated Tody-tyrantThe Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss....
, Hemitriccus rufigularis - Cinnamon-breasted Tody-TyrantCinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrantThe Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss....
, Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus - Buff-breasted Tody-TyrantBuff-breasted Tody-tyrantThe Buff-breasted Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
, Hemitriccus mirandae - Kaempfer's Tody-TyrantKaempfer's Tody-TyrantKaempfer's Tody-tyrant is a rare species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to the Atlantic forest in southeastern Brazil. It was known only from two specimens until the 1990s, when it was finally observed in life...
, Hemitriccus kaempferi - Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant, Hemitriccus furcatus
- White-bellied Tody-TyrantWhite-bellied Tody-tyrantThe White-bellied Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Hemitriccus griseipectus