Sao Francisco Black Tyrant
Knipolegus franciscanusSnethlage, HMMEE, 1928
English (US) Sao Francisco Black Tyrant
The Sao Francisco Black Tyrant (Knipolegus franciscanus) 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.
Range: east-central Brazil (Minas Gerais and Rio São Francisco in Bahia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Knipolegus franciscanus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sao Francisco Black Tyrant
- Described by
- Snethlage, HMMEE, 1928
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Knipolegus aterrimus franciscanus
- Described by
- Snethlage, HMMEE, 1928
- Type locality
- Lapa do Bom Jesus, Rio Sao Francisco, Bahia, Brazil.
- Original description
- Boletim do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 4 p.1-7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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