Strange-tailed tyrant

The strange-tailed tyrant (Alectrurus risora) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.

Strange-tailed tyrant
A male strange-tailed tyrant at Iberá Wetlands, Corrientes Province, Argentina
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Alectrurus
Species:
A. risora
Binomial name
Alectrurus risora
(Vieillot, 1824)

It is found in northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and three small separated localities in southern Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical, tropical, dry lowland, or grassland.

It is threatened by habitat loss, and is largely extirpated apart from the Iberá Wetlands where you can still see them occasionally. Approximately half of its range still exists in the north and northeast in southern Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, and western Uruguay.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Alectrurus risora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700303A93768087. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700303A93768087.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.


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