Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest, subtropical and tropical dry and moist shrubland, temperate and dry shrubland. From sea-level - 3,200 m, occasionally up to 3,700 m.
Eastern Brazil (Sío Francisco Valley in south-western Bahia and northern Minas Gerais, also Distrito Federal).
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) and decreasing.
Status LC
Habitat destruction and degradation through clearance for pasture and irrigated cultures, timber extraction, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Sao Francisco Black Tyrant (Knipolegus franciscanus) [XC714650]
by id from MONA do Morro da Pedreira, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil (flight call)
Sao Francisco Black Tyrant (Knipolegus franciscanus) [XC857341]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Knipolegus aterrimus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into White-winged Black-tyrant (Knipolegus aterrimus) and Caatinga Black-tyrant (Knipolegus franciscanus) following Stotz et al. (1996), contra SACC (2005), pending the outcome of investigation into the taxonomy of this form by SACC.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet