Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Austral Negrito (Lessonia rufa) - HBW 9, p. 375

French: Lessonie noire German: Patagoniensporntyrann Spanish: Negrito Austral
Other common names: Patagonian/(Southern) Rufous-backed Negrito

Taxonomy: [Alauda] rufa J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Genus considered closely related to Knipolegus and allies on basis of external and internal morphology. Formerly treated as conspecific with L. oreas. Monotypic.

Distribution: Breeds from C Chile and C Argentina S to Tierra del Fuego. Winters N Chile, S & E Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, SE Brazil and Uruguay.