Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
White-winged Black-tyrant (Knipolegus aterrimus) - HBW 9, p. 379
French: Ada à ailes blanches
German: Weißspiegel-Dunkeltyrann
Spanish: Viudita Aliblanca
Other common names: Caatinga Black-tyrant (franciscanus)
Taxonomy: Cnipolegus aterrimus Kaup, 1853, Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Geographically isolated race franscianus has been considered to be a separate species, but field data and museum specimens generally lacking; current treatment maintained pending further information. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- heterogyna Berlepsch, 1907 - N Peru (Marañón Valley from Cajamarca S to Ancash).
- anthracinus Heine, 1859 - S Peru (Ayacucho, Cuzco, N Puno) and NW Bolivia (La Paz).
- aterrimus Kaup, 1853 - S Bolivia (Cochabamba and Santa Cruz S to Potosí and Tarija) and W Argentina (S to Chubut); also Paraguay and NE Argentina in non-breeding season.
- franciscanus E. Snethlage, 1928 - E Brazil (São Francisco Valley in SW Bahia and N Minas Gerais, also Distrito Federal).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male in a tree and then flying to a bush Locality Vallegrande, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp aterrimus)
Josep del Hoyo 16 August 2005 5 years ago 19 sec 3.2 -
A male perched on the tip of a dead tree and flying away Locality Vallegrande, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp aterrimus)
Josep del Hoyo 16 August 2005 5 years ago 21 sec 2.9
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An adult eating an insect.
Locality Mollepata, Inca Trail, Cusco Department, Peru
Bernardo Roca-Rey Ross 25 December 2008 2 years ago 3.2 -
A male on the upper part of the valley
Locality Marañón Valley, Cajamarca Department, Peru (ssp heterogyna)
auf 7 August 2008 1 year ago 2
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Display song Locality Cuesta de los Terneros, San Rafael, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Nacho Areta 1 December 2007 2 years ago 3
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