Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant (Muscipipra vetula)

Other Names (World)
Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant, Shear-tailed Gray Tyrant

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lichtenstein, 1823)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From sea-level - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Brazil (B), Paraguay (B).

Central-eastern and south-eastern Brazil (southern Bahia, central Minas Gerais and Esp��rito Santo south to Rio Grande do Sul), eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones, Corrientes).

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)...)

Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant (Muscipipra vetula) [XC435675]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from PE Intervales, Ribeirao Grande, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)

Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant (Muscipipra vetula) [XC557765]
by Dante Buzzetti from S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Relationships uncertain, but closest allies seem to be Gubernetes and Neoxolmis, on basis of anatomical studies.

References
See References.

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