Alectrurus
Alectrurus is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
| Alectrurus | |
|---|---|
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| Cock-tailed tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor), Canastra, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Alectrurus Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Gallita tricolor[1] Vieillot, 1816 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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The genus contains the following two species:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
_perched.jpg.webp) | Alectrurus tricolor | Cock-tailed tyrant | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay |
.jpg.webp) | Alectrurus risora | Strange-tailed tyrant | Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay |
References
- "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- Alectrurus Vieillot, 1816 . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 2019-08-14.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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