Darwin's flycatcher
| Darwin's flycatcher | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Pyrocephalus |
| Species: | P. nanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrocephalus nanus (Gould, 1838)
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Darwin's flycatcher or little vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus nanus) is a species of flycatcher, closely related to the vermilion flycatcher. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. The taxon was described as full species Pyrocephalus dubius by John Gould in 1838.
Taxonomy
Darwin's flycatcher was described as full species Pyrocephalus nanus in 1839 by John Gould. It is recognized as a species by some taxonomic authorities, including the International Ornithologists' Union. Others still consider it to be a subspecies of the vermilion flycatcher..
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Pyrocephalus nanus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T103682926A119555197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103682926A119555197.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Walsh, Stephen; Mena, Carlos F., eds. (2013). Science and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands: Frameworks & Perspectives. New York, NY, US: Springer Science and Business Media. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-1-4614-5794-7.