Spot-billed Ground-tyrant (Muscisaxicola maculirostris)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From 1,000 - 4,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Spot-billed Ground Tyrant (Muscisaxicola) [XC498042]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Andes (near Llacao), Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador (call, song, display call)

Spot-billed Ground Tyrant (Muscisaxicola) [XC116032]
by John V. Moore from Embalse El Yeso, Chile (call)

Subspecies
Usually considered closely allied with Little Ground-tyrant (Muscisaxicola fluviatilis), but recent phylogenetic work does not suggest so close a relationship.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

niceforoi Zimmer, JT, 1947 - Northern part of eastern Andes of Colombia.
rufescens von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1896 - Ecuador.
maculirostris d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 - Breeds Peru, Bolivia, Chile and western Argentina (Jujuy south to Santa Cruz); southern populations migrate north.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Spot-billed Ground-tyrant (Muscisaxicola maculirostris) - 10 files

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