Rufous-naped ground tyrant

Rufous-naped ground tyrant
Rufous-naped ground tyrant at San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Muscisaxicola
Species: M. rufivertex
Binomial name
Muscisaxicola rufivertex
D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837

The rufous-naped ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola rufivertex) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

Muscisaxicola rufivertex Joseph Smit, 1867

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