The Tumbesian tyrannulet or Tumbes tyrannulet (Nesotriccus tumbezanus) is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It occurs in desert scrub and wooded habitats in southwest Ecuador and northwest Peru. Within its restricted range it is fairly common, but its small size and dull plumage results in it often being overlooked – or at least not identified, as it resembles several other tyrant flycatchers. The common name is from the city of Tumbes in northwest Peru.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Nesotriccus |
| Species: | N. tumbezanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nesotriccus tumbezanus (Taczanowski, 1877)
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Two subspecies are recognised:[2]
- Nesotriccus tumbezanus tumbezanus (Taczanowski, 1877) – southwest Ecuador and extreme northwest Peru
- Nesotriccus tumbezanus inflavus Chapman, 1924 – northwest Peru
The Tumbesian tyrannulet was formerly considered conspecific with the widespread southern mouse-colored tyrannulet. The two species are visually very similar, but vocally distinct.[3]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Tumbes Tyrannulet". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Rheindt, Frank E.; Norman, Janette A.; Christidis, Les (2008). "Genetic differentiation across the Andes in two pan-Neotropical tyrant-flycatcher species". Emu. 108 (3): 261–268. Bibcode:2008EmuAO.108..261R. doi:10.1071/mu08020.
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