Ochre-naped ground tyrant

Ochre-naped ground tyrant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Muscisaxicola
Species: M. flavinucha
Binomial name
Muscisaxicola flavinucha
Lafresnaye, 1855

The ochre-naped ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola flavinucha) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers, specifically the ground tyrants.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

The ochre-naped ground tyrant breeds in the Andes from the southern Peru border to the western border of Tierra del Fuego.

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