Masked Water Tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Masked Water Tyrant
The Masked Water Tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Fluvicola nengeta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Masked Water Tyrant
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Fluvicola nengeta atripennis
- Fluvicola nengeta nengeta
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- [Lanius] Nengeta
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- BraziL
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.135
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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