Kalinowski's chat-tyrant
Kalinowski's chat-tyrant (Silvicultrix spodionota), also known as the Peruvian chat-tyrant, is a species of passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
| Kalinowski's chat-tyrant | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Silvicultrix |
| Species: | S. spodionota |
| Binomial name | |
| Silvicultrix spodionota | |
This bird was previously considered to be the subspecies of the crowned chat-tyrant (Silvicultrix frontalis).[1][2] It is named after the collector, Jan Kalinowski.
References
- García-Moreno, J.; Arctander, P.; Fjeldså, J. (1998). "Pre-Pleistocene differentiation among chat-tyrants" (PDF). Condor. 100 (4): 629–640.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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