Lulu's tody-flycatcher (''Poecilotriccus luluae''), also known as Johnson's tody-flycatcher, 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 ...

. It was briefly known as Lulu's tody-tyrant, but following the death of Ned K. Johnson, one of the people responsible for the description of this species in 2001, the name was modified to Johnson's tody-tyrant by the SACC. Following the move of this species to the genus ''

Poecilotriccus ''Poecilotriccus'' is a genus of small flycatchers in the family Tyrannidae. Except for the recently described Johnson's tody-flycatcher, all have, at one point or another, been included in the genus ''Todirostrum''. Some species have been known ...

'' from ''

Todirostrum ''Todirostrum'' is a genus of Neotropical birds in the New World flycatcher family Tyrannidae. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Todirostrum'' was erected in 1831 by the French naturalist René Lesson. The type species was designated as the ...

'', it was recommended modifying the name to tody-flycatcher.Modify English names of some Poecilotriccus flycatchers
- South American Classification Committee (2008) It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to humid thickets, usually near bamboo, in the highlands of Amazonas and

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in northern

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. It is threatened by

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and is consequently considered

endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inva ...

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and

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References

External links

BirdLife Species Factsheet.
Lulu's tody-flycatcher Birds of the Peruvian Andes Endemic birds of Peru Lulu's tody-flycatcher Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Tyrannidae-stub