Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Grey-bellied Shrike-tyrant (Agriornis micropterus) - HBW 9, p. 396

French: Gaucho argentin German: Weißbrauen-Hakentyrann Spanish: Gaucho Gris

Taxonomy: Agriornis microptera Gould, 1839, Port Desire, Patagonia, Argentina.
Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • andecola (d’Orbigny, 1840) - temperate zone of S Peru, Bolivia (La Paz, Cocha­bamba, Oruro, Potosí), N Chile (Tarapacá) and NW Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, Tucumán).
  • micropterus Gould, 1839 - breeds Andes of C & S Argentina (Mendoza, La Pampa and S Buenos Aires S to Santa Cruz); S breeders migrate N.

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