Urichkleintyrann

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Urichkleintyrann
Systematics
Subordination : Screeching Birds (Tyranni)
Family : Tyrants (Tyrannidae)
Subfamily : Elaeniinae
Tribe : Elaeniini
Genre : Phyllomyias
Type : Urichkleintyrann
Scientific name
Phyllomyias urichi
( Chapman , 1899)

The Urichkleintyrann ( Phyllomyias urichi ) is a species of bird from the family of tyrants ( tyrants ). The species is endemic to Venezuela . The stock is on the IUCN as endangered ( Endangered estimated).

features

The Urichkleintyrann reaches a body length of about 12 centimeters. It has a yellowish bill and a relatively long tail. The top is shiny olive. The crown is greyish. The dark circles and the browbones are yellow. The wings are darker with whitish-yellow tips and horizontal stripes. The lower part is monotonous yellow with olive shades on the chest.

Habitat

The bird moves at heights between 900 and 1100 meters. It can usually be seen in the crown area of ​​the trees and on the edges of lower mountain forests.

behavior

There are no reliable studies on the behavior of the bird. It is believed to be similar to those of the rice tyrant ( Phyllomyias reiseri ) and the green- backed tyrant ( Phyllomyias virescens ) as they are very similar to the Urich tyrant. So it can be assumed that he likes to roam the forest of leaves. This often happens together with other conspecifics.

Subspecies

The species is considered polyphyletic , i.e. This means that the Urich small tyrants have no direct common parent species with the green back small tyrant and the small rice tyrant.

Occurrence

The bird has been observed in the northern part of the mountains of the coastal range Cordillera de Caripe . Here it occurs mainly in the border area of ​​the states of Anzoátegui , Sucre and Monagas . In addition, there were rare observations at Cerro Humo on the Paria peninsula .

Etymology and history of research

On August 15, Frederick William Urich (1870-1937) collected in Quebrada Seca in the state of Sucre , Venezuela on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History . He left the hides he collected to the American ornithologist Frank Michler Chapman for description. He first described the bird under the name Mecocerculus urichi . Only later was the bird of the genus Phyllomyias added.

The word "Phyllomyias" is made up of the Greek word "phullon" for "leaf" and the Latin word "myias" for "flycatcher".

The specific epithet »urichi« was given by Chapman in honor of his collector »Frederick William Urich«. Chapman wrote:

“It gives me pleasure to name this species for its collector, Mr. FW Urich, who, as the honorary secretary of the Trinidad Naturalists' Field Club, has done so much to further the interests of science in that island. (German: It is an honor for me to name this species after its collector, Mr. FW Urich, who, as the honorary secretary of the Trinidad Naturalists' Field Club, has contributed so much to promoting the interests of science on this island. "

literature

  • Robert S. Ridgely , Guy Tudor : Field Guide to the Songbirds of South America. The Passerines . University of Texas Press, Austin 2009, ISBN 978-0-292-71748-0 .
  • James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
  • Frank Michler Chapman : Descriptions of five apparently new birds from Venezuela . In: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . tape 12 , no. 9 , 1899, pp. 153–156 ( online (PDF; 316 kB) [accessed June 22, 2011]).

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