Kalinowski's chat-tyrant

Kalinowski's chat-tyrant (Silvicultrix spodionota), also known as the Peruvian chat-tyrant, is a species of passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Kalinowski's chat-tyrant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Silvicultrix
Species:
S. spodionota
Binomial name
Silvicultrix spodionota

This bird was previously considered to be the subspecies of the crowned chat-tyrant (Silvicultrix frontalis).[1][2] It is named after the collector, Jan Kalinowski.

References

  1. García-Moreno, J.; Arctander, P.; Fjeldså, J. (1998). "Pre-Pleistocene differentiation among chat-tyrants" (PDF). Condor. 100 (4): 629–640.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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