Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Brown-breasted Pygmy-tyrant (Hemitriccus obsoletus) - HBW 9, p. 321
French: Todirostre à poitrine brune
German: Braunbrust-Todityrann
Spanish: Titirijí Pechipardo
Other common names: Brown-breasted Bamboo-tyrant
Taxonomy: Musciphaga obsoleta Miranda-Ribeiro, 1906, Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Formerly considered conspecific with H. diops. Race zimmeri initially named as naumburgae, but that name preoccupied when genus was enlarged. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- obsoletus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1906) - SE Brazil, in W Rio de Janeiro (Serra do Itatiaia) and E São Paulo (Serra Bocaina and Serra Bananal).
- zimmeri Traylor, 1979 - SE Brazil, in Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul, and extreme NE Argentina (Iguazú National Park).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird shown perched and flying away twice Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil (ssp obsoletus)
Josep del Hoyo 3 July 2004 5 years ago 10 sec 3.6
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Dorsal view of a perched bird
Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
Arthur Grosset 6 April 2004 2 years ago 2.8
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Song. Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
(ssp zimmeri)
Nick Athanas 3 October 2007 2 years ago 3.5
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