White-cheeked Tody-tyrant
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The White-cheeked Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus albifacies) is a species of bird
in the Tyrannidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Todirostrum
, and known as the White-cheeked Tody-Tyrant.
It is endemic to humid bamboo thickets in south-eastern Peru
, but stray individuals have been sighted in Bolivia
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 formerly placed in the genus 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...
, and known as the White-cheeked Tody-Tyrant.
It is endemic to humid bamboo thickets in south-eastern 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....
, but stray individuals have been sighted in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...