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The black-backed water tyrant is a medium-sized flycatcher, 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults are mostly white. They have a black hindcrown and nape, a black back with a thin white band across the rump, black wings with two thin white wing bars, and a black tail with variable white tips and edges on the feathers. They have entirely white underparts. They have a dark iris, a black bill, and black legs and feet. Voice: The black-backed water tyrant's call is a "high, dry, very short wic".
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When to see the Black-backed Water Tyrant
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-backed Water Tyrant
The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black-backed Water Tyrant
The black-backed water tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
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