Spectacled tyrant
The spectacled tyrant (Hymenops perspicillatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the only one in the genus Hymenops.
| Spectacled tyrant | |
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| male at Entre Ríos Province, Argentina | |
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| female at Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Hymenops Lesson, 1828 |
| Species: | H. perspicillatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hymenops perspicillatus (Gmelin, 1789) | |
It is found in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay; it is a vagrant to Bolivia, Paraguay and southeastern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and swamps.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Hymenops perspicillatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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