Zimmerius


Zimmerius is a genus of Neotropical birds in the family Tyrannidae.

Taxonomy

The genus was erected by the American ornithologist Melvin Alvah Traylor Jr. in 1977 with the golden-faced tyrannulet as the type species. The name Zimmerius was chosen to honour the American ornithologist John Todd Zimmer who specialised in the classification of Neotropical birds.

Species

The genus contains 15 species:
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Guatemalan tyrannuletZimmerius parvussouthern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and southern Belize.
Spectacled tyrannuletZimmerius improbusnortheast Colombia and northwest Venezuela
Venezuelan tyrannuletZimmerius petersiVenezuela
Bolivian tyrannuletZimmerius bolivianusBolivia and Peru.
Red-billed tyrannuletZimmerius cinereicapillaBolivia, Ecuador, and Peru
Mishana tyrannuletZimmerius villarejoinortheastern Peru.
Chico's tyrannuletZimmerius chicomendesiBrazil.
Slender-footed tyrannuletZimmerius gracilipesVenezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
Guianan tyrannuletZimmerius acereast Amazon Basin and northeastern Brazil.
Golden-faced tyrannuletZimmerius chrysopsColombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Coopmans's tyrannuletZimmerius minimusColombia and Venezuela.
Choco tyrannuletZimmerius albigulariswestern Colombia and western Ecuador
Loja tyrannuletZimmerius flavidifronssouthwestern Ecuador.
Peruvian tyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavussouthern Ecuador.