Black-crowned Monjita
Neoxolmis coronatus
Large flycatcher of open grasslands. Usually easily detected, as it perched on top of fences, wires, bushes, and exposed branches of small trees, and sometimes forages on the ground. Note the blackish wings and top of the head, and the dark lines between the eyes and the ear-coverts, which distinguish it from the other species of the genus in the region.
Taxonomy
This species was formerly placed in the genus Xolmis. Following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study in 2020, it was one of three species moved to Neoxolmis.
- Scientific name
- Neoxolmis coronatus
- Authority
- (Vieillot, 1823)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Neoxolmis
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Complete migrants
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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