Cinereous Ground-tyrant (Muscisaxicola cinereus)

Other Scientific Names
Muscisaxicola cinerea [BirdLife International (2004)], Muscisaxicola cinerea [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Muscisaxicola cinerea [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
16 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
Philippi & Landbeck, 1864

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland and shrubland. From 2,500 - 5,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, 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 (2020) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Cinereous Ground Tyrant (Muscisaxicola cinereus) [XC225852]
by id from Marcapomacocha, Lima, Peru (call)

Subspecies
Formerly considered conspecific with Plain-capped Ground-tyrant (Muscisaxicola alpinus) by some authors.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

cinereus Philippi & Landbeck, 1864 - Breeds Peru (southern Puno), Bolivia, northern Chile (Coquimbo south to Talca) and western Argentina (Mendoza); southern populations migrate north.
argentinus Hellmayr, 1932 - Andes of north-western Argentina (Jujuy to Catamarca and Tucum�n). Breeds north-western Argentina (Jujuy south to Catamarca); southern populations migrate north.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Cinereous Ground-tyrant (Muscisaxicola cinereus) - 10 files

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