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Velvety black tyrant

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Velvety black tyrant
In Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Knipolegus
Species:
K. nigerrimus
Binomial name
Knipolegus nigerrimus
(Vieillot, 1818)

The velvety black tyrant (Knipolegus nigerrimus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to Brazil, where its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Knipolegus nigerrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22700256A110737655. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22700256A110737655.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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