Dinelli’s Doradito
Photo © Hugo Hulsberg
Photo © Hugo Hulsberg — CC0 1.0 — Source: iNaturalist #119244080Dinelli's doradito (Pseudocolopteryx dinelliana) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and possibly Brazil. == Taxonomy and systematics == Dinelli's doradito is monotypic. The species' common name and specific epithet commemorate the Argentinian biologist Luis Dinelli. == Description == Dinelli's doradito is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long. The sexes have essentially the same plumage though females are duller than males. Adults have a mostly yellowish olive head whose crown, lores, and cheeks have a rufescent tinge. Their upperparts are yellowish olive. Their wings are a grayer olive, with thin buff edges on the flight feathers and wing coverts; the last show as two faint wing bars. Their tail is a brower olive. Males' throat and underparts are bright yellow; females' are duller yellow. Both sexes have a dark brown iris, a slender, black, warbler-like bill, and blackish gray legs and feet. == Distribution and habitat == Dinelli's doradito is found from north-central Argentina's Córdoba north into western Paraguay and slightly into southern Bolivia. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society has unconfirmed sight records in southern Brazil and therefore lists…
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