Velvety Black Tyrant (Knipolegus nigerrimus), male

Parque Estadual dos Pireneus - Cocalzinho de Goiás, GO, Brazil.

 

This is a species endemic to Brazil, locally known as "maria-preta-de-garganta-vermelha".

 

Males are mostly black and closely resemble other males in the Knipolegus genus, which can make identification tricky without observing the females or other subtle features.

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Suborder: Tyranni

Family: Tyrannidae

Genus: Knipolegus F. Boie, 1826

Species: K. nigerrimus (Vieillot, 1818)

Binomial name: Knipolegus nigerrimus

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