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Strange-tailed Tyrant

Alectrurus risora

Classification

Class
Aves

The strange-tailed tyrant (Alectrurus risora) is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina and Paraguay and as a vagrant in Brazil and Uruguay. Taxonomy and systematics The strange-tailed tyrant was formally described in 1824 by Louis Pierre Vieillot as Muscicapa risora, erroneously placing it in the Old World flycatcher family.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 57