Long-tailed tyrant
The long-tailed tyrant (Colonia colonus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the only member of genus Colonia.
| Long-tailed tyrant | |
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| In Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Colonia J.E. Gray, 1828 |
| Species: | C. colonus |
| Binomial name | |
| Colonia colonus (Vieillot, 1818) | |
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It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Colonia colonus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700318A93768872. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700318A93768872.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
Further reading
- Skutch, Alexander F. (1960). "Long-tailed flycatcher" (PDF). Life Histories of Central American Birds II. Pacific Coast Avifauna, Number 34. Berkeley, California: Cooper Ornithological Society. pp. 400–402.
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