Short-tailed field tyrant

Short-tailed field tyrant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Muscigralla
Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
Species: M. brevicauda
Binomial name
Muscigralla brevicauda

The short-tailed field tyrant (Muscigralla brevicauda) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is monotypic within the genus Muscigralla.[2] It is found in Ecuador, Peru and far northern Chile[1] where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and pastureland.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Muscigralla brevicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "ITIS Report: Muscigralla". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. "Muscigralla brevicauda: Classification". International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
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