Zimmer's flatbill

Zimmer's flatbill

Yellow-margined flatbill

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Tolmomyias assimilis

Zimmer's flatbill (Tolmomyias assimilis ) or the yellow-margined flatbill is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in humid forest in southern Central America, and the Chocó and Amazon in South America.

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There are significant differences (notably voice) between the populations east and west of the Andes, leading to suggestions that the two should be regarded as separate species, in which case the population west of the Andes retains the English name yellow-margined flatbill (or flycatcher) but with the scientific name T. flavotectus, while the Amazonian population retains the scientific name T. assimilis but with the English name Zimmer's flatbill (or flycatcher).

Both population closely resemble the yellow-olive flatbill, and are typically best separated from that species by voice.

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Distribution

Geography

Zimmer's flatbill habitat map

Biome

Zimmer's flatbill habitat map
Zimmer's flatbill
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Habits and Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Seasonal behavior
Bird's call

Diet and Nutrition

Population

References

1. Zimmer's flatbill Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmer's_flatbill
2. Zimmer's flatbill on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103680514/93739604
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/599668

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