Crested black tyrant
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Knipolegus |
| Species: | K. lophotes
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| Knipolegus lophotes Boie, F, 1828
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The crested black tyrant (Knipolegus lophotes) is a species of
Tyrannidae. It is found in Brazil, Uruguay and northeastern Paraguay. Its natural habitats are dry savanna
and pastureland. The Crested Black Tyrant can be described as glossy-black, slender and upright with red eyes and white patches on its lower body that shine upon flight. The bird mainly consumes insects and small fruits.
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Willis, Edwin (1976). "Similarity of A Tyrant-Flycatcher and a Silky-Flycatcher: Not all Character Convergence is Competitive Mimicry" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
External links
Media related to Knipolegus lophotes at Wikimedia Commons
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