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 LC    Rufous-naped Ground-tyrant* Id (Atlas):
    Muscisaxicola rufivertex

Description (10)
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Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
17 - 17.50 cm

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

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry and high altitude grassland. From 2,200 - 4,500 m, occasionally down to 300 m.

Range (Guide)
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

 
Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant (Muscisaxicola rufivertex) [XC18660]
     by id from Tambomachay - near Cusco city, Peru (call)

 
Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant (Muscisaxicola rufivertex) [XC139695]
     by David Geale from Rio Chonta, 12km ne of Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru (call)

Subspecies
Subspecies occipitalis possibly a separate species, may occur together with pallidiceps (in non-breeding season) and no intermediates between them are known. Further research is required.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

  • occipitalis Ridgway, 1887   -  Peru (except south-west) and north-western Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Chestnut-naped Ground-tyrant (Muscisaxicola occipitalis).
  • pallidiceps Hellmayr, 1927   -  South-western Peru (Arequipa south to Tacna), northern Chile (Arica south to Antofagasta), south-western Bolivia and north-western Argentina.
  • rufivertex d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837   -  Breeds in mountains of Chile (Atacama south to Colchagua) and western Argentina (Sierra de Mendoza and Córdoba).
  • achalensis Nores & Yzurieta, 1983   -  Central Argentina (Sierras de Córdoba).



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Rufous-naped Ground-tyrant (Muscisaxicola rufivertex) - 10 files


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