Zimmerius [SEP] parent taxon
Zimmerius
Zimmerius is a genus of Neotropical birds in the Tyrannidae family.
The genus was erected by the American ornithologist Melvin Alvah Traylor Jr. in 1977 with the golden-faced tyrannulet ("Zimmerius chrysops") as the type species. The name "Zimmerius" was chosen to honour the American ornithologist John Todd Zimmer (1889-1957) who specialised in the classification of Neotropical birds.
The genus contains 15 species:
- Paltry tyrannulet ("Zimmerius vilissimus")
- Mistletoe tyrannulet ("Zimmerius parvus
")
- Spectacled tyrannulet ("Zimmerius improbus")
- Venezuelan tyrannulet ("Zimmerius petersi")
- Bolivian tyrannulet ("Zimmerius bolivianus")
- Red-billed tyrannulet ("Zimmerius cinereicapilla")
- Mishana tyrannulet ("Zimmerius villarejoi")
- Chico's tyrannulet ("Zimmerius chicomendesi")
- Slender-footed tyrannulet ("Zimmerius gracilipes")
- Guianan tyrannulet ("Zimmerius acer")
- Golden-faced tyrannulet ("Zimmerius chrysops")