Lulu's Tody-tyrant
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The Lulu's Tody-Flycatcher or Johnson's Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus luluae) is a species of bird
in the Tyrannidae family. 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
from Todirostrum
, it was recommended modifying the name to Tody-Flycatcher. It is endemic to humid thickets, usually near bamboo, in the highlands of Amazonas
and San Martín
in northern Peru
. It is threatened by habitat loss and is consequently considered vulnerable
by BirdLife International
and IUCN.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Tyrannidae family. 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
Poecilotriccus is a genus of small birds in the Tyrannidae family. 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 as tody-tyrants instead of tody-flycatchers...
from Todirostrum
Todirostrum
Todirostrum is a bird genus in the family Tyrannidae. They and the members of the genus Poecilotriccus are generally known as tody-flycatchers...
, it was recommended modifying the name to Tody-Flycatcher. It is endemic to humid thickets, usually near bamboo, in the highlands of Amazonas
Amazonas Region
Amazonas is a department of northern Peru bordered by Ecuador on the north and west, Cajamarca Department on the west, La Libertad Department on the south, and Loreto Department and San Martín Department on the east. Its capital is the city of Chachapoyas....
and San Martín
San Martín Region
San Martín is a region in northern Peru. Most of the region is located in the upper part of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. Its capital is Moyobamba and the largest city in the region is Tarapoto.-Boundaries:* North and East: Loreto Region...
in northern Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It is threatened by habitat loss and is consequently considered vulnerable
Vulnerable species
On 30 January 2010, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 9694 Vulnerable species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and sub-populations.-References:...
by BirdLife International
BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global Partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources...
and IUCN.