Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Amazonian Black-tyrant (Knipolegus poecilocercus) - HBW 9, p. 377

French: Ada d’Amazonie German: Várzeadunkeltyrann Spanish: Viudita Amazónica

Taxonomy: Empidochanes poecilocercus Pelzeln, 1868, River Amajaú, Rio Negro, Brazil.
Formerly placed with K. hudsoni in defunct genus Phaeotriccus on basis of shape of outer primaries. Monotypic.

Distribution: S Venezuela (W Apure, Amazonas), N Brazil (R Negro S to N bank of Amazon and to R Nhamundá, also E on S bank to R Tocantins) and NE Peru (Sarayacu, R Ucayali); also locally in Guyana, E Colombia (W Meta) and NE Ecuador.