Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Lessonia Higher classification Lessonia | Phylum Chordata Family Tyrannidae Scientific name Lessonia rufa Rank Species | |
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Similar Lessonia, Bird, Dark‑faced ground tyrant, Spectacled tyrant, Chocolate‑vented tyrant | ||
The austral negrito or Patagonian negrito (Lessonia rufa) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It breeds in Argentina and Chile, migrating north as far as Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands. Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes and saline marshes.
References
Austral negrito Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA