Bearded tachuri

The bearded tachuri (Polystictus pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.

Bearded tachuri
female at Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Polystictus
Species:
P. pectoralis
Binomial name
Polystictus pectoralis
(Vieillot, 1817)

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Polystictus pectoralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22699420A93730862. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699420A93730862.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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