Strange-tailed tyrant
Species of bird
| Strange-tailed tyrant | |
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| A male strange-tailed tyrant at Iberá Wetlands, Corrientes Province, Argentina | |
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| Female | |
Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Alectrurus |
| Species: | A. risora |
| Binomial name | |
| Alectrurus risora (Vieillot, 1824) [2] | |
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| Synonyms | |
| Muscicapa risora (protonym) | |
The strange-tailed tyrant (Alectrurus risora) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.
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.
Strange-tailed tyrants are threatened by habitat loss, and are largely extirpated apart from the Iberá Wetlands where they can be seen occasionally. Approximately half of its range still exists in the north and northeast in southern Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, and western Uruguay.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Vieillot, 1824. Muscicapa risora (protonym). Galerie des Oiseaux, 1, p. 209, pl. 131. BHL
External links
- BirdLife Species Factsheet.
- Strange-tailed tyrant photo gallery VIREO Photo--High Res
- Photo-High Res; Article borderland-tours http://www.rincondelsocorro.com/en-us/actividades/avistaje-de-aves.htm
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