Xolmis

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Xolmis
White-rumped monjita (Xolmis velatus)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Xolmis
F. Boie, 1826
Type species
Tyrannus irupero[1]
Vieillot, 1823
Species

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Xolmis is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.

These are relative large flycatchers that are found in fairly open habitats. Most have black, grey and white plumage.[2]

Species

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The genus contains two species:[3]

Image Common name Scientific name Distribution
File:Xolmis velatus-White-rumped Monjita.JPG White-rumped monjita Xolmis velatus Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
File:White Monjita (Xolmis irupero)-8.jpg White monjita Xolmis irupero Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, and Uruguay.

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