Velvety Black-tyrant (Knipolegus nigerrimus)

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.

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) [XC335744]
by Odirlei Vieira da Fonseca from Caraca Monastery, Minas Gerais, Brazil (call)

Velvety Black Tyrant (Knipolegus nigerrimus) [XC415995]
by Marco Cruz from Morro do Pai In\u00e1cio, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil (song)

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 Esp��rito Santo to Paran� and Rio Grande do Sul, including hills of Rio de Janeiro (Corcovado, Pico da Tijuca, Pico da Gavea).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Velvety Black-tyrant (Knipolegus nigerrimus) - 10 files

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