- Knipolegus hudsoni
Identification
15,5 cm.
Male
- Shiny black plumage
- Large white patch across inner webs of primaries on underwing visible in flight
- Some whitish on lower flanks
- Red eye
- Blue-grey bill with black tipp
- Black legs
Female
- Greyish-brown upperparts, becoming rufous on rump and basal half of tail
- Blackish terminal tailband
- Dusky wings with two buff wingbars
- Buffy underparts with mottled dusky-olive streaking across breast, fewer streaks on belly
Similar species
Male smaller than very similar White-winged Black Tyrant but bigger than Amazonian Black Tyrant (which lacks white patch on underwings). Female also smaller than White-winged Black Tyrant and with heavy streaking below.
Distribution
Breeds in central Argentina. Winters to Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.
A rare to uncommon species. Common in breeding season in Lihué Calel National Park (La Pampa).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Found in scrub and low woodland. Also in overgrown pastures, gardens and Chaco in non-breeding season. Occurs mostly below 500 m.
Behaviour
An inconspicuous species, often in dense cover close to the ground.
Diet
Feeds on insects.
Breeding
The nest is an open cup placed in a small tree or a bush.
Movements
Migrates north in austral winter (August to September) to Paraguay, Bolivia and southern Brazil.
Reference
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hudson's Black Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hudson%27s_Black_Tyrant
