Cinereous tyrant

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Cinereous tyrant
Knipolegus striaceps Cinereous Tyrant (male), Chancani natural Reserve, Cordoba, Argentina.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Knipolegus
Species:
K. striaticeps
Binomial name
Knipolegus striaticeps
Knipolegus striaticeps map.svg

The cinereous tyrant (Knipolegus striaticeps) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. The term cinereous describes its colouration. It inhabits the Gran Chaco, where Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Knipolegus striaticeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22700220A93764627. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700220A93764627.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.