Paramo ground tyrant
Appearance
Paramo ground tyrant | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Muscisaxicola |
Species: | M. alpinus
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Binomial name | |
Muscisaxicola alpinus (Jardine, 1849)
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Synonyms | |
Muscisaxicola alpina (Jardine, 1849) [orthographic error] |
The paramo ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola alpinus), also known as the paramo ground-tyrant, is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae. plain-capped ground tyrant (M. griseus) was formerly considered to be a subspecies of M. alpinus but is now commonly treated as a separate species. The name "plain-capped ground tyrant" is sometimes used for M. alpinus.
It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Muscisaxicola alpinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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