Biology:Sooty tyrannulet

From HandWiki
Revision as of 23:46, 10 March 2023 by SpringEdit (talk | contribs) (link)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Species of bird

Sooty tyrannulet
Sooty Tyrannulet (Serpophaga nigricans)-8.jpg
In Entre Rios, Argentina
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Serpophaga
Species:
S. nigricans
Binomial name
Serpophaga nigricans
(Vieillot, 1817)
Serpophaga nigricans map.svg

The sooty tyrannulet (Serpophaga nigricans) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is small, usually weighing 9 grams with a length of 12 centimeters, and has gray or brownish-grey feathers with black tail feathers.[2] It is found in Argentina , Brazil , and Uruguay; also southern Paraguay. A small extension of its range is in southeastern Bolivia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and swamps.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q606817 entry