Amazonian black tyrant facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Amazonian black-tyrant |
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| A female Amazonian black-tyrant in Anavilhanas National Park, Novo Airão, Amazonas, Brazil | |
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Knipolegus
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poecilocercus
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The Amazonian black-tyrant (Knipolegus poecilocercus) is a type of flycatcher bird. It lives in the Amazon wetlands. This is a medium-sized bird. It has special features and likes certain places to live.
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About the Amazonian Black-Tyrant
The Amazonian black-tyrant is a medium-sized bird with dark feathers. You can often find it in forests that get flooded near rivers.
Males and females of this bird look a bit different. This is called sexual dimorphism. Male Amazonian black-tyrants are darker and shinier. They are also a bit smaller than males of a similar bird, the Riverside tyrant. Females are brown and have stripes on their bellies.
These birds are known for being quieter than many other flycatchers. The Riverside tyrant looks similar to the Amazonian black-tyrant. But you usually see Riverside tyrants in more open areas along rivers.
Naming the Bird
The scientific name for this bird is Knipolegus poecilocercus. A scientist named August von Pelzeln first described it in 1868. He wrote about it in a book about birds in Brazil.
The Amazonian black-tyrant is part of a monotypic bird family. This means it's the only species in its group. People also call these birds Viudita amazonica. In Brazilian Portuguese, they are called pretinho-do-igapó.
Where They Live and What They Do
These birds usually live in or near low-flooded woodlands. You can find them along the Amazon or Orinoco rivers. They can also live in forests, shrublands, and wetlands. The places they live are usually on land and away from the ocean.
Amazonian black-tyrants hunt insects near the ground or water. They do not migrate, meaning they stay in the same area. They tend to stay in their favorite habitats.
How Many There Are
The Amazonian black-tyrant is listed as "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This means they are not currently in danger. Even though their numbers are slowly going down, there are still many of them.
Their living area is very large, about 4.96 million square kilometers. This large area means they don't meet the rules to be called "Vulnerable". Scientists don't know the exact number of these birds. But they believe there are enough of them to not be considered vulnerable. These birds live in several different countries.
