White-winged black tyrant | |
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near Machu Picchu, Peru | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Knipolegus |
Species: | K. aterrimus
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Binomial name | |
Knipolegus aterrimus Kaup, 1853
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The white-winged black tyrant (Knipolegus aterrimus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It has often included the Sao Francisco black tyrant (K. franciscanus) as a subspecies. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.