Sharp-tailed grass tyrant
| Sharp-tailed grass tyrant | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Culicivora Swainson, 1827 |
| Species: | C. caudacuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Culicivora caudacuta (Vieillot, 1818) | |
The sharp-tailed grass tyrant (Culicivora caudacuta) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the only one in the genus Culicivora.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Culicivora caudacuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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