Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Grey Monjita (Xolmis cinereus) - HBW 9, p. 393

French: Pépoaza cendré German: Bartstreif-Nonnentyrann Spanish: Monjita Gris

Taxonomy: Tyrannus cinereus Vieillot, 1816, hinterland of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • cinereus (Vieillot, 1816) - Surinam, E Brazil (Amapá S to Rio Grande do Sul), NE Argentina (Misiones) and Uruguay.
  • pepoaza (Vieillot, 1823) - extreme SE Peru (E Madre de Dios) through E Bolivia to SC Brazil (S Mato Grosso do Sul), Paraguay and N Argentina (S to Tucumán and N Buenos Aires).