Cock-tailed tyrant
The cock-tailed tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cock-tailed tyrant | |
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male above, female below, both in Serra da Canastra, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Alectrurus |
Species: | A. tricolor |
Binomial name | |
Alectrurus tricolor (Vieillot, 1816) | |
Gallery
- Cock-tailed tyrant, Canastra, Brazil
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Alectrurus tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22700300A110738421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22700300A110738421.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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