Black-fronted ground tyrant

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Black-fronted ground tyrant
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Muscisaxicola
Species:
M. frontalis
Binomial name
Muscisaxicola frontalis
(Burmeister, 1860)
Muscisaxicola frontalis map.svg

The black-fronted ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It breeds in the southern Andes and winters north, reaching southern Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Muscisaxicola frontalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22700203A118649839. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22700203A118649839.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.