Shear-tailed grey tyrant
The shear-tailed grey tyrant (Muscipipra vetula) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, in the monotypic genus Muscipipra.[2] It is found in southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far northeastern Argentina, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Muscipipra Lesson, 1831 |
| Species: | M. vetula |
| Binomial name | |
| Muscipipra vetula (Lichtenstein, 1823) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Muscipipra vetula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- "ITIS Report: Muscipipra". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- "Muscipipra vetula: Classification". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
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