Spot-billed ground tyrant

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Spot-billed ground tyrant
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Arequipa, Peru
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Muscisaxicola
Species:
M. maculirostris
Binomial name
Muscisaxicola maculirostris
Muscisaxicola maculirostris map.svg

The spot-billed ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola maculirostris) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and pastureland.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Muscisaxicola maculirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22700132A93761808. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700132A93761808.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.