Rufous-tailed tyrant

The rufous-tailed tyrant (Knipolegus poecilurus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

Rufous-tailed tyrant

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Knipolegus
Species:
K. poecilurus
Binomial name
Knipolegus poecilurus
(Sclater, 1862)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Knipolegus poecilurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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