- Knipolegus poecilocercus
Identification
12·7–13·5 cm
Male
- Black plumage with blue sheen
- Long rictal bristles
- Large eyes
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, southern Venezuela, western Guyana to eastern Ecuador, Peru and Amazonian Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Varzea forests, swamps and damp thickets.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Amazonian Black Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Amazonian_Black_Tyrant
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
