Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant
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| Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant | |
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| Subspecies A. m. leucura | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Agriornis |
| Species: | A. montanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Agriornis montanus (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) |
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The Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant (Agriornis montanus) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands. It is a large flycatcher at 23-25 cm (9-10 in) long. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and pastureland.
Subspecies A. m. insolens, illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888
Subspecies A. m. solitaria, illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Agriornis montanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
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