Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
River Tyrannulet (Serpophaga hypoleuca) - HBW 9, p. 285
French: Tyranneau des rivières
German: Uferkleintyrann
Spanish: Piojito Ribereño
Taxonomy: Serpophaga hypoleuca P. L. Sclater and Salvin, 1866, near Sarayacu, lower Río Ucayali, Peru.
Race venezuelana possibly indistinguishable from and synonymous with pallida, but paucity of specimens precludes definitive study. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- venezuelana J. T. Zimmer, 1940 - R Orinoco and tributaries in extreme E Colombia and C Venezuela.
- hypoleuca P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1866 - SE Colombia, E Ecuador, E Peru, W Amazonian Brazil and N Bolivia.
- pallida E. Snethlage, 1907 - lower Amazon and lower R Tapajós and R Tocantins, in EC Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Dorsal view of a bird on hand.
Locality Madre de Dios mouth, Pando Department, Bolivia (ssp hypoleuca)
Joe Tobias 13 May 2005 28 weeks ago 3.8 -
Dorsal view of a bird perched in a tree.
Locality Madre de Dios mouth, Pando Department, Bolivia (ssp hypoleuca)
Joe Tobias 13 May 2005 28 weeks ago 2.8 -
Frontal view of a bird perched.
Locality Madre de Dios mouth, Pando Department, Bolivia (ssp hypoleuca)
Joe Tobias 13 May 2005 28 weeks ago 2.8 -
An individual preening on a branch.
Locality Madre de Dios mouth, Pando Department, Bolivia (ssp hypoleuca)
Joe Tobias 13 May 2005 28 weeks ago 2.5
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