The rufous-tailed tyrant (Knipolegus poecilurus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
Rufous-tailed tyrant | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Knipolegus |
Species: | K. poecilurus
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Binomial name | |
Knipolegus poecilurus (Sclater, PL, 1862) [2]
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Knipolegus poecilurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22700244A130206365. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22700244A130206365.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Sclater, 1862. Empidochanes poecilurus (protonym). Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1862, Part 1, p. 112. BHL