Wagtail-tyrant
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| Wagtail-tyrant | |
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| Greater wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura budytoides) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Stigmatura Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1866[1] |
| Type species | |
| Culicivora budytoides[2] d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
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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
[edit | edit source]The three 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.[3]
- Lesser wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura napensis)
- Bahia wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura bahiae)
- Greater wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura budytoides)
- Caatinga wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura (budytoides) gracilis)
References
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- ^ Engblom, G. (2009). A new species of Spinetail from Venezuela. Rio Orinoco Spinetail Synallaxis beverlyae. Accessed 28 May 2011
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