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Hangnest Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus nidipendulus (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1831)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Hangnest Tody-Tyrant, Hemitriccus nidipendulus, is a passerine of eastern and south-eastern Brazil in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in the Atlantic Forest, including humid restinga broadleaf and evergreen forest, as well as dense woodland, secondary growth and thickets of Pteridium aquilinum. Its range is split, with one part in Sergipe and north-eastern Bahia and the other from southern Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo to north-eastern Paraná. It is a year-round resident. The species was first described in 1831 and has two subspecies.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: e, se Brazil
