Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Tyrant Flycatchers :: Velvety Black-Tyrant

Velvety Black-Tyrant Knipolegus nigerrimus

Described by: Vieillot (1818)
Alternate common name(s): Velvety Black Tyrant
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil - Mar, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Aug, 2007 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Nov 20, 2008 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

Ne. and se. Brazil;
Two populations;
(1) Ne. Brazil from w. Pernambuco, and Alagoas to c. Bahia (Chapada Diamantina, Lencois, Pai Inacio).
(2) Ce. To se. Brazil from Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo to Sao Paulo, Parana and Rio Grande do Sul (hills in vicinity of Rio de Janeiro (Corcovado, Pico da Tijuca, Pico da Gavea).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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