Knipolegus signatus

Knipolegus signatus ♀, Abra Patricia, Amazonas, Peru

Knipolegus signatus — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tyrannida

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Tyranni Infraordo: Tyrannides Parvordo: Tyrannida

Familia: Tyrannidae
Genus: Knipolegus
Species: Knipolegus signatus
Subspecies:

Dubious taxon or synonym: K. s. subflammulatus

Name

Knipolegus signatus (Taczanowski, 1875)

• Type locality: ″Anquimarca″, Peru.

Synonyms

• Ochthodiaeta signatus (protonym)

References

Primary references

• Taczanowski, W. 1874. Description des Oiseaux nouveaux du Pérou central (Plates XIX.–XXI.) pt.1 129–140 BHL; Liste des Oiseaux recueillis par M. Constantin Jelski dans la partie centrale du Pérou occidental. Pt4: 501–564. BHL Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Reference page.  p. 532

Additional references

• Hosner, P.A. & Moyle, R.G. 2012. A molecular phylogeny of black-tyrants (Tyrannidae: Knipolegus) reveals strong geographic patterns and homoplasy in plumage and display behavior. The Auk 129: 156–167. DOI: 10.1525/auk.2012.11101 PDFReference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Andean Tyrant
español: Viudita andina

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