Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Masked Water-tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta) - HBW 9, p. 388

French: Moucherolle aquatique German: Graurücken-Wassertyrann Spanish: Viudita Enmascarada
Other common names: Ecuadorian Water-tyrant (atripennis)

Taxonomy: [Lanius] Nengeta L innaeus, 1766, Brazil.
Races geographically very remote from each other, sometimes suggested as representing two distinct species. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

atripennis P. L. Sclater, 1860 - W Ecuador (S from Esmeraldas) S to extreme NW Peru.
nengeta (Linnaeus, 1766) - E Brazil from Maranhão E to Rio Grande do Norte, S to Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Least Concern

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typical calls of a bird on the ground Locality Río Palenque Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp atripennis)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 17 January 2010 3 years ago 3