Maracaibo tody-flycatcher

The Maracaibo tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum viridanum), also known as the short-tailed tody-flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.

It is endemic to arid scrub in the region near Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela.

It has formerly been considered a subspecies of the common tody-flycatcher, which it resembles.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

This article about a tyrant flycatcher is a stub.

Maracaibo tody-flycatcher specimen from AMNH