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| − | + | [[Image:Andean_Tyrant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Fritz73|Fritz73}}<br />[[Calilegua National Park]], Jujuy, [[Argentina]], 1999]] | |
| − | + | ;[[:Category:Knipolegus|Knipolegus]] signatus | |
| − | [[Image:Andean_Tyrant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Fritz73]] | + | '''Includes Plumbeous Tyrant and Berlioz's Tyrant''' |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Male of northern form almost uniform dull black with reddish-brown eye. Female similar to southern form but darker. | ||
| + | Male of southern form ("Plumbeous Tyrant") is dark slaty-grey (wings and tail darker) with reddish eye and blue-grey bill. Female has brownish upperside greyish underside with some olive streaking, two buff wing bars, rufous rump and edging on tail, and a brownish eye. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], and [[ | + | East side of Andes in [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], and extreme southern [[Ecuador]] |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | |
| − | + | *''K. s. signatus'': | |
| − | * ''K signatus'' | + | :*Eastern slope of Andes of [[Peru]] (Cajamarca to Junín) |
| − | + | *''K. s. cabanisi'': | |
| − | * ''K cabanisi'' | + | :*Andes of south-eastern [[Peru]] (Cuzco) to western [[Bolivia]] and northern [[Argentina]] |
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| + | ''Cabanisi'' is sometimes split as '''Plumbeous Tyrant'''; this split is not widely accepted, but recent data may change that<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. A third form, ''subflammulatus'' (Berlioz's Tyrant) <sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup> is not accepted by any of the major authorities. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Montane forest and woodland where mostly found in lower growth patches. | |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Rarely joins mixed species flocks | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2390520 Birdforum thread] discussing the taxonomy of this and related species | ||
| + | #Avibase | ||
| + | # Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8 | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Knipolegus+signatus}} | {{GSearch|Knipolegus+signatus}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[ | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Knipolegus]] |
Revision as of 16:28, 21 April 2012
- Knipolegus signatus
Includes Plumbeous Tyrant and Berlioz's Tyrant
Identification
Male of northern form almost uniform dull black with reddish-brown eye. Female similar to southern form but darker.
Male of southern form ("Plumbeous Tyrant") is dark slaty-grey (wings and tail darker) with reddish eye and blue-grey bill. Female has brownish upperside greyish underside with some olive streaking, two buff wing bars, rufous rump and edging on tail, and a brownish eye.
Distribution
East side of Andes in Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and extreme southern Ecuador
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- K. s. signatus:
- Eastern slope of Andes of Peru (Cajamarca to Junín)
- K. s. cabanisi:
Cabanisi is sometimes split as Plumbeous Tyrant; this split is not widely accepted, but recent data may change that[2]. A third form, subflammulatus (Berlioz's Tyrant) [3] is not accepted by any of the major authorities.
Habitat
Montane forest and woodland where mostly found in lower growth patches.
Behaviour
Rarely joins mixed species flocks
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of this and related species
- Avibase
- Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Andean Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Andean_Tyrant
