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Bahia Tyrannulet
Phylloscartes beckeri Gonzaga & Pacheco, 1995
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Bahia Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes beckeri, is a passerine of eastern Brazil, found in Bahia and northeastern Minas Gerais. It lives in highland evergreen forest, including both primary and mature secondary growth, and is known from 750 to 1,200 m. It is a resident bird and is recorded only from a small number of sites. The sexes look alike. It was described in 1995 and is the only member of its genus known to be restricted to the Bahia area.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: e Brazil
