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 LC    Velvety Black-tyrant* Id (Atlas):
    Knipolegus nigerrimus

Description (10)
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Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1818)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry and high altitude grassland, rocky areas. From 700 - 2,700 m.

Range (Guide)
Brazil.

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 (6)...)

 
Velvety Black Tyrant (Knipolegus nigerrimus) [XC141684]
     by Jeremy Minns from Parque Estadual Vila Velha, Ponta Grossa, Paran\u00e1, Brazil (call)

 
Velvety Black Tyrant (Knipolegus nigerrimus) [XC356848]
     by id from S\u00e3o Bento do Sapuca\u00ed, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • hoflingae Lencioni-Neto, 1996   -  North-eastern Brazil, from western Pernambuco to central Bahia (Chapada Diamantina).
  • nigerrimus (Vieillot, 1818)   -  Central-eastern and south-eastern Brazil, from Minas Gerais and Espí­rito Santo to Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul, including hills of Rio de Janeiro (Corcovado, Pico da Tijuca, Pico da Gavea).



References
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Files:
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