Biology:Paramo ground tyrant
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Short description: Species of bird
| Paramo ground tyrant | |
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| Chingaza National Natural Park, Colombia on Senecio niveo-aureus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Muscisaxicola |
| Species: | M. alpinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Muscisaxicola alpinus (Jardine, 1849)
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| Synonyms | |
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Muscisaxicola alpina (Jardine, 1849) [orthographic error] | |
The paramo ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola alpinus), also known as the paramo ground-tyrant, is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae. plain-capped ground tyrant (M. griseus) was formerly considered to be a subspecies of M. alpinus but is now commonly treated as a separate species. The name "plain-capped ground tyrant" is sometimes used for M. alpinus.
It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Muscisaxicola alpinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22733758A95064214. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22733758A95064214.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22733758/95064214. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q1266469 entry
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