Zimmerius
| Zimmerius | |
|---|---|
| Guatemalan tyrannulet (Zimmerius vilissimus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Zimmerius Traylor, 1977 |
| Type species | |
| Tyrannulus chrysops Sclater, 1859 | |
| Species | |
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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.