The slender-footed tyrannulet (Zimmerius gracilipes) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in humid forests of the west Amazon Basin in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. Until recently, it included the Guianan tyrannulet as a subspecies.
| Slender-footed tyrannulet | |
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| Slender-footed tyrannulet (above), and ashy-headed tyrannulet (below) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Zimmerius |
| Species: | Z. gracilipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Zimmerius gracilipes (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1868)
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References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Zimmerius gracilipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22735526A118572626. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22735526A118572626.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Rheindt, F. E., Norman, J. A., & Christidis, L. (2008). DNA evidence shows vocalizations to be better indicator of taxonomic limits than plumage patterns in Zimmerius tyrant-flycatchers. Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics 48(1): 150–156.
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