Sooty tyrannulet
In Entre Rios, Argentina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Serpophaga
Species:
S. nigricans
Binomial name
Serpophaga nigricans
(Vieillot, 1817)

The sooty tyrannulet (Serpophaga nigricans) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is small, usually weighing 9 grams with a length of 12 centimeters, and has gray or brownish-grey feathers with black tail feathers.[2] It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay; also southern Paraguay. A small extension of its range is in southeastern Bolivia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and swamps.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Serpophaga nigricans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22699334A93727073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699334A93727073.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sooty tyrannulet (Serpophaga nigricans)". Wildscreen Arkive. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 12 January 2017.


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