Xolmis | |
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White-rumped monjita (Xolmis velatus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Xolmis F. Boie, 1826 |
Type species | |
Tyrannus irupero [1] Vieillot, 1823 | |
Species | |
see text | |
Synonyms | |
Heteroxolmis |
Xolmis is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
These are relative large flycatchers that are found in fairly open habitats. Most have black, grey and white plumage. [2]
The genus contains two species: [3]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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White-rumped monjita | Xolmis velatus | Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. | |
White monjita | Xolmis irupero | Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, and Uruguay. | |
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