Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savanaDaudin, FM, 1802
English (US) Fork-tailed Flycatcher
The Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) 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
- Tyrannus savana
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
- Described by
- Daudin, FM, 1802
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Tyrannus savana monachus
- Tyrannus savana sanctaemartae
- Tyrannus savana circumdatus
- Tyrannus savana savana
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Daudin, FM, 1802
- Type locality
- on the shore of RĂo de la Plata and in the woods of Montevideo
- Original description
- Histoire Naturelle par Buffon, Quadrupèdes 14 p.319
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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