| Velvety Black-tyrant | |
|---|---|
| In Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Knipolegus |
| Species: | K. nigerrimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Knipolegus nigerrimus (Vieillot, 1818) |
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The Velvety Black-tyrant (Knipolegus nigerrimus) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
