Chocolate-vented Tyrant

Neoxolmis rufiventris (Vieillot, 1823)

Chocolate-vented Tyrant, Neoxolmis rufiventris, breeds in south Brazil to Tierra del Fuego and is found across southern South America. It is a member of the Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. The species has a long taxonomic history and was first described in 1823. It is monotypic. Its range includes Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, with records from far southern Brazil and unconfirmed reports from Paraguay. It lives in open and semi-open grassland, brushy steppe, and in fields and pastures. It is a complete migrant, leaving its breeding grounds for the austral winter.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Breeding range

South America: se Brazil to Tierra del Fuego