Sharp-tailed grass tyrant

Sharp-tailed grass tyrant
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Culicivora
Swainson, 1827
Species:
C. caudacuta
Binomial name
Culicivora caudacuta
(Vieillot, 1818)

The sharp-tailed grass tyrant (Culicivora caudacuta) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the only one in the genus Culicivora.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Culicivora caudacuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22699415A110733573. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22699415A110733573.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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