Genus of birds
Zimmerius is a genus of Neotropical birds in the family Tyrannidae.
The genus was erected by the American ornithologist Melvin Alvah Traylor Jr. in 1977 with the golden-faced tyrannulet ("Zimmerius chrysops") as the type species. The name "Zimmerius" was chosen to honour the American ornithologist John Todd Zimmer (1889-1957) who specialised in the classification of Neotropical birds.
Species.
The genus contains 15 species:
References.
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