Alectrurus
Genus of birds
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Alectrurus is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
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| Alectrurus | |
|---|---|
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| Cock-tailed tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor), Canastra, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Alectrurus Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Gallita tricolor[1] Vieillot, 1816 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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The genus contains the following two species:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
_perched.jpg) | Alectrurus tricolor | Cock-tailed tyrant | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay |
.jpg) | Alectrurus risora | Strange-tailed tyrant | Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay |
