Bahia tyrannulet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Phylloscartes |
Species: | P. beckeri |
Binomial name | |
Phylloscartes beckeri Gonzaga & Pacheco, 1995 |
The Bahia tyrannulet (Phylloscartes beckeri) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to the state of Bahia in eastern Brazil. It is the most second recently described bird in the genus Phylloscartes after the Cinnamon-faced tyrannulet which was described two years later.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.