Spectacled tyrant
| Spectacled tyrant | |
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| A male spectacled tyrant at Entre Ríos Province, Argentina | |
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| A female spectacled tyrant at Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Hymenops Lesson, 1828 |
| Species: | H. perspicillatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hymenops perspicillatus (Gmelin, 1789) | |
The spectacled tyrant (Hymenops perspicillatus) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the only one in the genus Hymenops.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and swamps.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Hymenops perspicillatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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