São Paulo bristle tyrant facts for kids

Quick facts for kids São Paulo bristle tyrant
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Pogonotriccus
Species:	P. paulista
Binomial name
Pogonotriccus paulista Ihering, HFA & Ihering, R, 1907
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The São Paulo bristle tyrant (Pogonotriccus paulista) is a small, active bird. It belongs to the tyrant flycatcher family. You can find this bird in the southern part of the Atlantic Forest in South America. This forest is a special place with many different plants and animals.

About the São Paulo Bristle Tyrant

This bird lives in habitats that are either subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests or moist forests on mountains, called subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. These places have lots of trees and plants that the bird needs to survive. Sadly, the São Paulo bristle tyrant is threatened. Its biggest problem is habitat loss, which means its forest home is disappearing.

How it Got Its Name

The São Paulo bristle tyrant was officially described in 1907. Two German-Brazilian naturalists, Hermann von Ihering and his son Rodolpho von Ihering, gave it its first scientific name. They called it Phylloscartes paulista. The "type locality" for this bird was Salto Grande in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The name paulista comes from São Paulo, where the bird was first found and studied.

A Name Change for the Bird

For a long time, this bird was known as the São Paulo tyrannulet. But scientists are always learning new things! In 2020, a big study looked at the genes of many birds. This study, led by Mike Harvey, used a method called molecular phylogenetics. It showed that the "São Paulo tyrannulet" was actually more closely related to birds in the genus Pogonotriccus, which are called bristle tyrants.

Because of this new information, the bird's scientific name was changed. It moved from the genus Phylloscartes to Pogonotriccus. At the same time, its English name changed from São Paulo tyrannulet to São Paulo bristle tyrant. This bird is also monotypic, which means there are no different types or subspecies of it. It's just one unique kind of bird!