Ground-Tyrants
Muscisaxicola
The ground tyrants (Muscisaxicola) are a genus of passerine birds belonging to the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. There are about 13 different species. They are ground-dwelling birds which inhabit open country in South America, particularly the Andes and Patagonia. Several southern species are migratory, moving northward for the winter. Ground tyrants feed on insects and other invertebrates, mainly by picking them from the ground.
A flight display is performed during the breeding season. The nest is a cup of twigs or grass which, in most species, is built in a burrow, crevice or under rocks.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
speciesMuscisaxicola maclovianus
Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant
speciesMuscisaxicola rufivertex
Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant
speciesMuscisaxicola maculirostris
White-browed Ground-Tyrant
speciesMuscisaxicola albilora
Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant
speciesMuscisaxicola flavinucha
Cinereous Ground-Tyrant
speciesMuscisaxicola cinereus
Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant
speciesMuscisaxicola alpinus
Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant
speciesMuscisaxicola capistratus
Puna Ground-Tyrant
speciesMuscisaxicola juninensis
Black-fronted Ground-Tyrant
speciesMuscisaxicola frontalis
White-fronted Ground-Tyrant
speciesMuscisaxicola albifrons
Taczanowski's Ground-Tyrant
speciesMuscisaxicola griseus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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