Grey monjita
| Grey monjita | |
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| A grey monjita at Piraju, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Xolmis |
| Species: | X. cinereus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xolmis cinereus (Vieillot, 1816) | |
The grey monjita (Xolmis cinereus) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland.
Adult feeding insects to chicks in a nest built on a ledge on a building in São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Xolmis cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.