Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Tyrannidae Higher classification Griseotyrannus Order Passerine | |
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Genus GriseotyrannusW.E. Lanyon, 1984 Scientific name Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus Similar Variegated flycatcher, Yellow tyrannulet, Suiriri flycatcher, Yellow‑browed tyrant, Large elaenia | ||
Crowned slaty flycatcher griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus
The crowned slaty flycatcher (Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It was formerly united in the genus Empidonomus with the variegated flycatcher, but is now considered the only species of Griseotyrannus. The name Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus means "orange-black crested gray Tyrannus".
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It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The crowned slaty flycatcher migrates into the mostly western and central Amazon basin as a non-breeding resident, except in the southeast bordering the Cerrado and Pantanal, where it is resident in much of the western cerrado and southwards; the migration occurs during the austral winter.
Its binomial is the longest of any bird species, fifteen syllables when spoken aloud.