Strange-tailed tyrant
The strange-tailed tyrant (Alectrurus risora) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.
| Strange-tailed tyrant | |
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| A male strange-tailed tyrant at Iberá Wetlands, Corrientes Province, Argentina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Alectrurus |
| Species: | A. risora |
| Binomial name | |
| Alectrurus risora (Vieillot, 1824) | |
It is found in northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and three small separated localities in southern Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical, tropical, dry lowland, or grassland.
It is threatened by habitat loss, and is mostly extirpated (extinct) apart from the Iberia Marshlands where you can still see them very rarely in Argentina. Approximately half of its range still exists in the north and northeast in southern Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, and western Uruguay.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Alectrurus risora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- BirdLife Species Factsheet.
- Strange-tailed tyrant photo gallery VIREO Photo--High Res
- Photo-High Res; Article borderland-tours http://www.rincondelsocorro.com/en-us/actividades/avistaje-de-aves.htm
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