Straneck's tyrannulet

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Straneck's tyrannulet
Serpophaga griseicapilla - Straneck's Tyrannulet, Capivara, Santa Fe, Argentina 01.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Serpophaga
Species:
S. griseicapilla
Binomial name
Serpophaga griseicapilla
Straneck, 2007
Serpophaga griseicapilla map.svg

Straneck's tyrannulet (Serpophaga griseicapilla), also known as the monte tyrannulet and grey-crowned tyrannulet, is a small species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in woodland and open habitats with scattered bushes and trees in south-central South America, but the details are still unclear. It breeds in Argentina, but may also breed in Bolivia. In addition to these countries, it has been recorded as a non-breeding visitor in Paraguay, and possibly Brazil and Uruguay (it is unclear if it is a regular non-breeding visitor or only an accidental visitor to the last two countries). Visually it closely resembles the white-crested tyrannulet, but its voice is distinctive and its tail shorter. Considerable taxonomic confusion has surrounded this species, which for a period mistakenly was referred to by the scientific name Serpophaga griseiceps, a junior synonym of Serpophaga munda . Consequently, the Straneck's tyrannulet only received its scientific name in 2007 despite having been known since the early 1990s.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Serpophaga griseicapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22736536A118645226. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22736536A118645226.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.