| Wagtail-tyrant | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Stigmatura Sclater & Salvin, 1866 |
| Species | |
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2-4 described species, see text | |
The wagtail-tyrants are a genus, Stigmatura, of small South American birds in the Tyrannidae family. They are yellow below and have long black-and-white tails that frequently are held cocked.
Species[]
The two described species are sometimes split into two species each (i.e., resulting in a total of four species). Additionally, a possibly undescribed species is found in the Orinoco Basin in Venezuela.[1]
- Lesser Wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura napensis)
- Bahia Wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura (napensis) bahiae)
- Greater Wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura budytoides)
- Caatinga Wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura (budytoides) gracilis)
References[]
- ^ Engblom, G. (2009). A new species of Spinetail from Venezuela. Rio Orinoco Spinetail Synallaxis beverlyae. Accessed 28 May 2011
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