Mouse-colored Tyrannulet

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Mouse-colored Tyrannulet (<em>Nesotriccus murinus</em>) is a species of Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura (<em>Tyrannidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Mouse-colored Tyrannulet (Nesotriccus murinus) is a species of Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura (Tyrannidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Nesotriccus; binomial: Nesotriccus murinus; authority: (Spix, 1825).

Distribution

Breeding range: Middle America and South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Re-lump prematurely split Nesotriccus incomtus with Nesotriccus murinus (SACC 956). Restore English name of Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Nesotriccus murinus from Southern Mouse-colored Tyrannulet with the re-lumping of Northern Mouse-colored Tyrannulet N. incomtus.

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