Black-billed shrike-tyrant

The black-billed shrike-tyrant (Agriornis montanus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands. It is a large flycatcher at 23–25 cm (9–10 in) long. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and pastureland.

Black-billed shrike-tyrant
at Mendoza River, Andes, Las Heras, Mendoza Province, Argentina.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Agriornis
Species:
A. montanus
Binomial name
Agriornis montanus
  • Subspecies A. m. insolens, illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888
    Subspecies A. m. insolens, illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888
  • Subspecies A. m. solitaria, illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888
    Subspecies A. m. solitaria, illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Agriornis montanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700072A93760506. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700072A93760506.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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