Urich's Tyrannulet

The Urichkleintyrann ( Phyllomyias urichi ) is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family ( tyrants ). The species is endemic to Venezuela. The stock is assessed by the IUCN as endangered ( Endangered ).

Features

The Urichkleintyrann reaches a body length of about 12 centimeters. He has a yellow beak and a relatively long tail. The top is shiny olive. The crown is grayish. The circles and the superciliary ridges are yellow. The wings are dark with yellowish-white lace border and horizontal stripes. The lower part is yellow with olive drab shades on the chest.

Habitat

The bird moves at altitudes between 900 and 1100 meters. It can be observed in the crown area of trees and forest margins from lower mountain forests it usually.

Behavior

About the behavior of the bird, there are no reliable studies. It is assumed that it is similar to that of the small veins tyrants ( Phyllomyias reiseri ) and the green back - small tyrants ( Phyllomyias virescens ), since they resemble the very Urichkleintyrannen. So it can be assumed that he would like roams the forest of leaves. This is often done along with other dogs.

Subspecies

The species is polyphyletic, that is, that the descendants of Urichkleintyrannen together with the green back - small tyrants and Reiser small tyrants have no direct common ancestral species.

Occurrence

The bird was observed in the northern part of the mountains of the coastal range Cordillera de Caripe. Here he comes predominantly in the border area of the states of Anzoategui, Sucre and Monagas ago. In addition, there have been rare observations at Cerro Humo on the Paria Peninsula.

Etymology and History of Research

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

The word " Phyllomyias " is from the Greek word " phullon " together for " leaf " and the Latin word " myias " for " flycatcher ".

The epithet " urichi " was given by Chapman in honor of its collector » Frederick William Urich ." So 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 zu weiterer the interests of science did in Iceland. ( German: It is me to appoint Mr. FW Urich, who has contributed as honorary secretary of the Trinidad Naturalists ' Field Club so much to promote the interests of science on this island an honor this type according to their collectors. "