White-fronted Ground-Tyrant

About the White-fronted Ground-Tyrant

The white-fronted ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola albifrons) is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. The white-fronted ground tyrant was originally described as Ptyonura albifrons. Genus Muscisaxicola had been erected in 1837 and the species was moved to it in 1921.

The white-fronted ground tyrant is monotypic. The white-fronted ground tyrant is the largest member of its genus at 21.5 to 24 cm (8.5 to 9.4 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a white forehead ("front") that extends rearward in a "vee" above the eyes and a warm grayish brown crown on an otherwise blackish face. Their nape and back are brownish gray. Their wings are dark brown with wide white edges on the secondaries that show as a panel on the wing. Their tail is dark brown with grayish white edges on the outer feathers. Their throat, breast, and belly are pale gray with faint darker markings and their undertail coverts white. They have a brown iris, a black bill, and black legs and feet. Juveniles have less white on the forehead than adults, with cinnamon edges on the wing coverts, buff edges... Wikipedia →