São Francisco black tyrant[1]
male
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Knipolegus
Species:
K. franciscanus
Binomial name
Knipolegus franciscanus
Snethlage, 1928

The São Francisco black tyrant (Knipolegus franciscanus), also known as Caatinga black tyrant or Brazilian black tyrant, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.

It is endemic to Brazil. It has often been considered a subspecies of the larger white-winged black tyrant (K. aterrimus).

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009
  2. BirdLife International (2017). "Knipolegus franciscanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22700250A110737329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22700250A110737329.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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