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Chico's Tyrannulet
Zimmerius chicomendesi Whitney, Schunck, Rêgo, MA & Silveira, 2013
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Chico's Tyrannulet, Zimmerius chicomendesi, is a passerine of the tyrant flycatcher family in south-eastern Amazonas, Brazil, where it is confined to the Rio Madeirinha area. It was described in 2013 by Whitney and colleagues, and its name honours Chico Mendes. The species is placed in Passeriformes and is treated as monotypic. It is most closely linked to the Mishana Tyrannulet. Its breeding range is in Amazonian Brazil, and it lives in campina woodland and scrubland with low vegetation on poor, often sandy or rocky ground.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: Rio Madeirinha, s Amazonas (Brazil)
