Paramo Ground Tyrant
Muscisaxicola alpinus(Jardine, W, 1849)
English (US) Paramo Ground Tyrant
The Paramo Ground Tyrant (Muscisaxicola alpinus) 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
- Muscisaxicola alpinus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Paramo Ground Tyrant
- Described by
- (Jardine, W, 1849)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Muscisaxicola alpinus columbianus
- Muscisaxicola alpinus quesadae
- Muscisaxicola alpinus alpinus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Taenioptera alpina
- Described by
- (Jardine, W, 1849)
- Type locality
- high ridge of the Andes; type from Quito, Ecuador, fide Sclater, 1888, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 14, p. 54.
- Original description
- Contributions to ornithology p.47,48,49 pl.21
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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