São Francisco black tyrant

São Francisco black tyrant[1]
	male
	female
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Knipolegus
Species:	K. franciscanus
Binomial name
	Knipolegus franciscanus; Snethlage, 1928

The São Francisco black tyrant (Knipolegus franciscanus), also known as Caatinga black tyrant or Brazilian black tyrant, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.

It is endemic to Brazil. It has often been considered a subspecies of the larger white-winged black tyrant (K. aterrimus).

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009
BirdLife International (2017). "Knipolegus franciscanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22700250A110737329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22700250A110737329.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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[1] Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009

[iucn_status_13_November_2021-2] BirdLife International (2017). "Knipolegus franciscanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22700250A110737329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22700250A110737329.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.