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Encyclopedia > Euler's Flycatcher
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Euler's Flycatcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Lathrotriccus
Species: L. euleri
Binomial name
Lathrotriccus euleri
(Cabanis, 1868)

The Euler's Flycatcher, Lathrotriccus euleri is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. In appearance, it closely resembles the Empidonax flycatchers, and was formerly placed in that genus, but differs anatomically and biochemically. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascideiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Genera Many, see text. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Jean Louis Cabanis (March 8, 1816 — February 20, 1906) was a German ornithologist. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... Genera Many, see text. ... Species See text. ...


It breeds in South America east of the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia and Argentina, and on the islands of Trinidad and Grenada. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Trinidad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...


This species is found in the lower and middle levels of forests. The nest is made of grass, leaves and plant fibre and placed in a tree fork. The typical clutch is two three white eggs, which are marked with reddish brown mostly at the larger end.


The Euler's Flycatcher is 12.7 cm long and weighs 11g. The upperparts are olive-brown with darker brown wings and two dull buff wing bars. The throat breast is grey, the breast is brown, and the abdomen is pale yellow. There is a white eyering, but no supercilium. Sexes are similar. There are other races, differing in the tone of the upperpart or underpart colour.


Euler's Flycatcher are inconspicuous birds, tending to keep to undergrowth perches from which they sally forth to catch insects. The call is a loud hoarse chee-chi-wi-wi-wi. Classes & Orders Subclass: Apterygota Orders Archaeognatha (Bristletails) Thysanura (Silverfish) Monura - extinct Subclass: Pterygota Orders Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Infraclass: Neoptera Orders Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (walking sticks) Embioptera (webspinners) Zoraptera...


This species is named for the Swiss ornithologist Carl Euler. Ornithology (from the Greek ornitha = chicken and logos = word/science) is the branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of birds. ...


References

  • Birds of Venezuela by Hilty, ISBN 0-7136-6418-5
  • Birds of Trinidad and Tobago by ffrench, ISBN 0-7136-6759-1

External links

  • Generic study


 
 

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