Cinereous tyrant

Cinereous tyrant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Knipolegus
Species: K. striaticeps
Binomial name
Knipolegus striaticeps
(D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

The cinereous tyrant (Knipolegus striaticeps) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. The term cinereous describes its colouration. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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