Sibilant sirystes
Appearance
Sibilant sirystes | |
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at Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Sirystes |
Species: | S. sibilator
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Binomial name | |
Sirystes sibilator (Vieillot, 1818)
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Synonyms | |
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The sibilant sirystes (Sirystes sibilator) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the western sirystes, the white-rumped sirystes, and Todd's sirystes.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found from northwestern Brazil to northeastern Argentina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, where it lives mostly in the tree canopy.
Description
[edit]It is a fairly large flycatcher sporting a black-crested crown and black wings with white edges. Its main body is grey, and it has a dark tail. The call of the Sibilant Syrestes has been described as a loud, descending “pepepew-pepepew.”[2]
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sirystes sibilator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103682292A93772581. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103682292A93772581.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Sibilant Sirystes - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.