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Mouse-Coloured Tyrannulet

Nesotriccus murinus(Spix, JB, 1825)

English (US) Mouse-colored Tyrannulet

UK name: Mouse-Coloured Tyrannulet

The Mouse-Coloured Tyrannulet (Nesotriccus murinus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Nesotriccus murinus
Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
English (UK)
Mouse-Coloured Tyrannulet
Described by
(Spix, JB, 1825)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Platyrhynchus murinus
Described by
(Spix, JB, 1825)
Type locality
Brazil; restricted to Joazeiro [= Juazeiro] , Rio Sao Francisco, northern Bahia, by Pinto, 1944, Cat. Aves Brasil (Publ. Dept. Zool., Sao Paulo), pt. 2, p. 285.
Original description
Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 2 p.14 pl.16 fig.2

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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