Species profile
White-winged Black-tyrant
Knipolegus aterrimus
Quick answer
occurs from southern Bolivia to western Argentina and migrates north in March-April to winter in Paraguay and northeastern Argentina (Farnsworth & Langham, 2004 e). In Brazil, there are few records and all of them are near the western and southwestern border of the country in MS and RS (Bornschein et al., 2003; Farnsworth & Langham, 2004 e; WikiAves, 2016).
- Scientific name
- Knipolegus aterrimus
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Knipolegus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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Related species in Tyrannidae
- Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
- Acre Tody-tyrant (Hemitriccus cohnhafti)
- Agile Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes agilis)
- Agriornis andicola (Agriornis andicola)
- Alagoas Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes ceciliae)
- Alder/willow Flycatcher (traill's Flycatcher) (Empidonax alnorum)
- Amazonian Black-Tyrant (Knipolegus poecilocercus)
- Amazonian Inezia (Inezia subflava)