Spectacled Tyrannulet
Zimmerius improbus(Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1871)
English (US) Spectacled Tyrannulet
The Spectacled Tyrannulet (Zimmerius improbus) 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
- Zimmerius improbus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spectacled Tyrannulet
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1871)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Zimmerius improbus tamae
- Zimmerius improbus improbus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tyranniscus improbus
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1871)
- Type locality
- Merida, Venezuela and Sierra de Ocaha, Colombia; specimen from Merida specified as type by Sclater, 1888, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 14, p. 133.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870, pt.3 p.841 pl.53 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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