Short-tailed field tyrant

The short-tailed field tyrant (Muscigralla brevicauda) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is monotypic within the genus Muscigralla.[2] It is found in Ecuador, Peru and far northern Chile[1] where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and pastureland.[3]

Short-tailed field tyrant

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Muscigralla
Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
Species:
M. brevicauda
Binomial name
Muscigralla brevicauda

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Muscigralla brevicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "ITIS Report: Muscigralla". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. "Muscigralla brevicauda: Classification". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
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