Black-billed shrike-tyrant
The black-billed shrike-tyrant (Agriornis montanus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands. It is a large flycatcher at 23–25 cm (9–10 in) long. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and pastureland.
Subspecies A. m. insolens, illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888
Subspecies A. m. solitaria, illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888
| Black-billed shrike-tyrant | |
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| at Mendoza River, Andes, Las Heras, Mendoza Province, Argentina. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Agriornis |
| Species: | A. montanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Agriornis montanus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Agriornis montanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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