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Hudson's black tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and as a vagrant to Brazil and Peru.
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Hudson's black tyrant is about 15 to 15.5 cm (5.9 to 6.1 in) long. Adult males are almost entirely shiny black. Their wings have a wide white band on the inner webs of the primaries that is very conspicuous in flight but usually hidden when perched. They also has some whitish on the lower flanks. Adult females have a mostly grayish brown head and upperparts with a rufous rump and basal half of the tail. The rest of the tail is grayish brown with a blackish band across the end. Their wings are dusky with buff tips on the coverts that show as two wing bars.
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Where the Hudson's Black Tyrant lives
When to see the Hudson's Black Tyrant
Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Plumbeous TyrantKnipolegus cabanisiThe plumbeous tyrant is 14.5 to 16.5 cm (5.7 to 6.5 in) long.
Amazonian Black TyrantKnipolegus poecilocercusThe Amazonian black tyrant is about 12.7 to 13.5 cm (5.0 to 5.3 in) long and weighs about 14 g (0.49 oz).
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