Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Velvety Black-tyrant (Knipolegus nigerrimus) - HBW 9, p. 379
French: Ada noir
German: Kurzschopf-Dunkeltyrann
Spanish: Viudita Aterciopelada
Taxonomy: Muscicapa nigerrima Vieillot, 1818, Brazil.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hoflingi Lencioni, 1996 - NE Brazil, from W Pernambuco to C Bahia (Chapada Diamantina).
- nigerrimus (Vieillot, 1818) - CE & SE Brazil, from Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo to Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul, including hills of Rio de Janeiro (Corcovado, Pico da Tijuca, Pico da Gavea).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female in a tree and flying away Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 June 2004 6 years ago 26 sec 4.3 -
A male standing on a leave and flying to a tree Locality Morro do Pái Inácio, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 16 January 2005 4 years ago 44 sec 4.2 -
A bird in a bush and flying away Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Guto Carvalho 31 October 2007 4 years ago 6 sec 4.1 -
A female on a rock, then flying away. Locality Canudos, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp hoflingi)
Josep del Hoyo 9 October 2008 2 years ago 11 sec 4
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Portrait of a male
Locality Caraça Monastery, Caraça National Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Jim Watt 29 September 2006 2 years ago 4.3 -
Velvety Black-Tyrant(female)
Locality Caraça Monastery, Caraça National Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
marco aurelio martins de ... 21 June 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Male sitting on sign
Locality Caraça Monastery, Caraça National Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Ian Barker 16 June 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
A female on the branch
Locality Campos do Jordao, São Paulo State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 25 August 2010 12 weeks ago 3.4 -
Female perched on roof
Locality Caraça Monastery, Caraça National Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Ian Barker 16 June 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
Bird on stump
Locality Serra dos Tucanos Lodge, Tres Picos State Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Joe Prasil 1 August 2008 1 year ago 3
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Calls Locality Tiradentes, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
(ssp nigerrimus)
Jeremy Minns 16 March 2001 1 year ago 0
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