Cock-tailed tyrant
The cock-tailed tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Canastra, Brazil
| Cock-tailed tyrant | |
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| Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Alectrurus |
| Species: | A. tricolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Alectrurus tricolor (Vieillot, 1816) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Alectrurus tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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