Velvety black tyrant
The velvety black tyrant (Knipolegus nigerrimus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to Brazil, where its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
| Velvety black tyrant | |
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| In Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Aves | 
| Order: | Passeriformes | 
| Family: | Tyrannidae | 
| Genus: | Knipolegus | 
| Species: | K. nigerrimus  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Knipolegus nigerrimus (Vieillot, 1818)  | |
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References
    
- BirdLife International (2017). "Knipolegus nigerrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22700256A110737655. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22700256A110737655.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
 
External links
    
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Knipolegus nigerrimus. | 
- Velvety black tyrant videos on the Internet Bird Collection
 - Photo-High Res; Article tropicalbirding
 - Velvety black tyrant photo gallery VIREO
 
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