Spectacled Tyrant (Hymenops perspicillatus)

Other Scientific Names
Hymenops perspicillata [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland, moist shrubland. From sea-level - 3,350 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Spectacled Tyrant (Hymenops) [XC46688]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Puente Barral (Arroyo Saladillo), Saladillo, provincia Buenos Aires, Argentina (call)

Spectacled Tyrant (Hymenops) [XC115725]
by Francisco Rivas Fuenzalida from Maipo River mouth, V Region, Chile (call)

Subspecies
Name formerly used for genus was Lichenops, but present name has priority. Appears closely allied to Knipolegus.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

perspicillatus (Gmelin, 1789) - Extreme south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay southern in lowlands to central-southern Argentina (R��o Negro). Winters in Paraguay, central Bolivia and southern Brazil.
andinus (Ridgway, 1879) - Breeds central Chile (Atacama south to Ais�n) and southern Argentina (western R��o Negro, Chubut, northern Santa Cruz). Winters in northern Argentina.

References
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Files:

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