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Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Zimmerius

Spectacled Tyrannulet

Zimmerius improbus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (paltyr4) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Zimmerius

Subspecies (2)

Zimmerius improbus improbus

Andes of northwestern Venezuela (eastern Táchira to Trujillo)
Zimmerius improbus tamae

northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela, in the Santa Marta Mountains, the Sierra de Perijá, and the Tamá massif; the population in the Santa Martas and the Perijá may be an undescribed subspecies, distinct from "true" tamae of the Tamá region in Norte de Santander, Colombia and immediately adjacent Táchira, Venezuela

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (paltyr4) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.