Shrike-tyrant

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The shrike-tyrants are a genus, Agriornis, of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. The members of this genus are found in open habitats in western and southern South America, usually at high elevations. They are large and heavy billed by tyrant-flycatcher standards, and include the largest representative of the family, the great shrike-tyrant. These five species all have a dull brownish or greyish plumage. Despite their name any similarity with the shrikes is superficial. Many field guides note their greater (but also superficial) resemblance to thrushes.

Species

The genus contains the following 5 species:[1]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
File:Agriornis montanus - Black-billed shrike-tyrant.jpg Black-billed shrike-tyrant Agriornis montanus Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
File:Lesser Shrike-tyrant.jpg Lesser shrike-tyrant Agriornis murinus northern Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay.
File:White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant - South Ecuador S4E3293 (16295894634) (cropped).jpg White-tailed shrike-tyrant Agriornis albicauda Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.
File:Agriornis micropterus.jpg Grey-bellied shrike-tyrant Agriornis microptera Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
File:Great Shrike-Tyrant.jpg Great shrike-tyrant Agriornis lividus Chile and adjacent areas of south-western Argentina.

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