Wagtail-tyrant
Wagtail-tyrant | |
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Stigmatura budytoides | |
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Genus: | Stigmatura |
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2-4 described species, see text |
The wagtail-tyrants are a genus, Stigmatura, of small South American birds in the family Tyrannidae. They are yellow below and have long black-and-white tails that are frequently cocked.
Species
The two described species are sometimes further split into two species each (i.e., resulting in a total of four species). Additionally, a possibly undescribed species is found in the Orinoco Basin in Venezuela.[1]
- Lesser wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura napensis)
- Bahia wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura (napensis) bahiae)
- Greater wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura budytoides)
- Caatinga wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura (budytoides) gracilis)
References
- ^ Engblom, G. (2009). A new species of Spinetail from Venezuela. Rio Orinoco Spinetail Synallaxis beverlyae. Accessed 28 May 2011