Amazonian Black Tyrant
Knipolegus poecilocercus(Pelzeln, A, 1868)
English (US) Amazonian Black Tyrant
The Amazonian Black Tyrant (Knipolegus poecilocercus) 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: southern Venezuela and western Guyana to eastern Ecuador and Amazonian BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Knipolegus poecilocercus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Amazonian Black Tyrant
- Described by
- (Pelzeln, A, 1868)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Empidochanes poecilocercus
- Described by
- (Pelzeln, A, 1868)
- Type locality
- Rio Amajau, Rio Negro, Brazil.
- Original description
- Zur Ornithologie Brasiliens. Resultate von Johann Natterers Reisen in den Jahren 1817 bis 1835 Abth.2 p.116,181
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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