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White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant - South Ecuador S4E3293 (16295894634) (cropped)

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Tyranni
Infraordo: Tyrannides
Parvordo: Tyrannida

Familia: Tyrannidae
Genus: Agriornis
Species: Agriornis albicauda
Subspecies: A. a. albicauda – A. a. pollens
Name

Agriornis albicauda Philippi & Landbeck, 1863

Type locality: ″valleys of Cordilleras of Peru″.

Synonyms

Dasycephala albicauda (protonym)
Agriornis andicola P.L. Sclater, 1860

References
Primary references

Philippi, R.A. & Landbeck, C.L. 1863. Beiträge zur fauna von Peru. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 29(1): 119–138. Nicholaische Verlagsbuchhandlung. Berlin. BHL Reference page. Original description p. 132 BHL
Sclater, P.L. 1860. List of Birds collected by Mr. Louis Fraser in the vicinity of Quito, and during excursions to Pichincha and Chimborazo; with Notes and Descriptions of New Species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 28(1): 73-83. BHL Reference page. Agriornis andicola, original description p. 78 BHL

Vernacular names
English: White-tailed Shrike-tyrant
español: Gaucho andino

The white-tailed shrike-tyrant (Agriornis albicauda) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. At 25–28 cm (10–11 in) long, it is a very large flycatcher, second only to the great shrike-tyrant in size.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, arable land, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References

BirdLife International (2016). "Agriornis albicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700081A93760752. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700081A93760752.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
"White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

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