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Jelski's black tyrant

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Jelski's black tyrant
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Knipolegus
Species:
K. signatus
Binomial name
Knipolegus signatus
(Taczanowski, 1875) [2]
Synonyms

Jelski's black tyrant (Knipolegus signatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found from southern Ecuador to northwestern Argentina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. This and the plumbeous tyrant are sometimes considered conspecific, in which case, the bird is then usually referred to as the Andean tyrant.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Knipolegus signatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103683026A93765184. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103683026A93765184.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Taczanowski, 1875. Ochthodiaeta signatus (protonym). Proc. Zool. Soc. London (1874), Part 4, p. 532. BHL