The Acre tody-tyrant (''Hemitriccus cohnhafti'') is a species of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

in the family

Tyrannidae The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds known to exist in the world, with more than 400 species. They are the most dive ...

, found in

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and

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. Its natural

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is subtropical or tropical moist lowland

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s. The Acre tody-tyrant was first described as a species in 2013, and its history is largely unknown to ornithology. It eats insects in the understory of its forest habitat.

Appearance

The acre tody-tyrant is a small bird in the

tyrant flycatcher The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds known to exist in the world, with more than 400 species. They are the most dive ...

family. It is mostly olive drab in color, with bronze-colored wingbars. Its breast has pale yellow streaks. The nostrils are large and prominent.

References

* Zimmer, K. J.; Whittaker, A.; Sardelli, C.; Guilherme, and Aleixo, A. (2013) A new species of Hemitriccus tody-tyrant from the state of Acre, Brazil. In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott e D. Christie. (Org.). Handbook of the Birds of the World, Special Volume: New Species and Global Index. 1ed.Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 292–296.

Acre tody-tyrant The Acre tody-tyrant (''Hemitriccus cohnhafti'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, found in Bolivia and Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The Acre tody-tyrant was first described as a spe ...

Birds of the Amazon Basin Birds of the Bolivian Amazon

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