White monjita

White monjita
A white monjita at Entre Ríos Province, Argentina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Xolmis
Species: X. irupero
Binomial name
Xolmis irupero
(Vieillot, 1823)

The white monjita (Xolmis irupero) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in central and northeast Argentina; also the caatinga, and pantanal regions of Brazil, then Paraguay, Bolivia, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and heavily degraded former forest.

This is a bright white bird, with dark eyes, black legs, and a medium to short pointed bill. It has deep black borders on the outer wing, and a short notched tail.

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