Sooty tyrannulet

Sooty tyrannulet
	In Entre Rios, Argentina
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Serpophaga
Species:	S. nigricans
Binomial name
	Serpophaga nigricans; (Vieillot, 1817)

The sooty tyrannulet (Serpophaga nigricans) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is small, usually weighing 9 grams with a length of 12 centimeters, and has gray or brownish-grey feathers with black tail feathers.^[2] It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay; also southern Paraguay. A small extension of its range is in southeastern Bolivia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and swamps.

References

^ BirdLife International (2012). "Serpophaga nigricans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)old-form url
^ "Sooty tyrannulet (Serpophaga nigricans)". Wildscreen Arkive. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

External links

Sooty tyrannulet videos on the Internet Bird Collection
Sooty tyrannulet photo gallery VIREO

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[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Serpophaga nigricans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)old-form url

[2] "Sooty tyrannulet (Serpophaga nigricans)". Wildscreen Arkive. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

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