Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant
Muscisaxicola rufivertexd'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837
English (US) Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant
The Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant (Muscisaxicola rufivertex) 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 rufivertex
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant
- Described by
- d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Muscisaxicola rufivertex occipitalis
- Muscisaxicola rufivertex pallidiceps
- Muscisaxicola rufivertex achalensis
- Muscisaxicola rufivertex rufivertex
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- M[uscisaxicola] rufivertex
- Described by
- d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837
- Type locality
- Cobija, Antofagasta, Chile.
- Original description
- Magasin de Zoologie 7 cl.2 p.66
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies
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Muscisaxicola maculirostris
Taczanowski's Ground Tyrant
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Puna Ground Tyrant
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Cinereous Ground Tyrant
Muscisaxicola cinereus
White-fronted Ground Tyrant
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Ochre-naped Ground Tyrant
Muscisaxicola flavinucha
Dark-faced Ground Tyrant
Muscisaxicola maclovianus
White-browed Ground Tyrant
Muscisaxicola albilora
Paramo Ground Tyrant
Muscisaxicola alpinus
Cinnamon-bellied Ground Tyrant
Muscisaxicola capistratus
Black-fronted Ground Tyrant
Muscisaxicola frontalis
Austral Negrito
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