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Suiriri Flycatcher
Suiriri suiriri (Vieillot, 1818)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Suiriri Flycatcher, Suiriri suiriri, is a tyrant flycatcher breeding in southern South America and Amazonia, with its range extending across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname and Uruguay. It is the sole species in its genus and was first named by Vieillot in 1818. The bird is a medium-sized flycatcher with the sexes alike. Its breeding range includes semi-open and open country such as dry forest, open woodland and cerrado, and the burmeisteri form also occurs in campo and in patches within the Amazon rainforest.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: sc South America, Amazonia
