Amazonian black tyrant
Appearance
Amazonian black tyrant | |
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A female amazonian black tyrant at Anavilhanas National Park, Novo Airão, Amazonas, Brazil | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Knipolegus |
Species: | K. poecilocercus
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Binomial name | |
Knipolegus poecilocercus (Pelzeln, 1868)
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The Amazonian black tyrant (Knipolegus poecilocercus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in subtropical or tropical swampsm in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela.
Description
The males are readily identified by their shiny black body, blue hooded head and light blue bills. The females more drab-coloured, with an olive brown body, lighter underside and streaked wing lining, with a reddish brown lining on the inner tail feathers.[2]