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Shrike-tyrant

Shrike-tyrants
Great shrike-tyrant, (Agriornis lividus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Agriornis
Gould, 1839
Type species
Agriornis micropterus[1]
Gould, 1839

The shrike-tyrants are a genus, Agriornis, of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. The members of this genus are found in open habitats in western and southern South America, usually at high elevations. They are large and heavy billed by tyrant-flycatcher standards, and include the largest representative of the family, the great shrike-tyrant. These five species all have a dull brownish or greyish plumage. Despite their name any similarity with the shrikes is superficial. Many field guides note their greater (but also superficial) resemblance to thrushes.

Species

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The genus contains the following 5 species:[2]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Black-billed shrike-tyrant Agriornis montanus Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Lesser shrike-tyrant Agriornis murinus northern Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay.
White-tailed shrike-tyrant Agriornis albicauda Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.
Grey-bellied shrike-tyrant Agriornis microptera Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Great shrike-tyrant Agriornis lividus Chile and adjacent areas of south-western Argentina.

References

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  1. ^ "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 July 2019.


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