White-fronted Ground Tyrant

Muscisaxicola albifrons

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesGrasslandCup nestSmall · 34 g

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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. Voice: As of April 2025 xeno-canto had only one recording each of the white-fronted ground tyrant's song and call. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library had the same call recording and five others also of calls. The song has not been described; the call is described as "a soft series of notes tip-tip-tip...".

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When to see the White-fronted Ground Tyrant

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the White-fronted Ground Tyrant

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the White-fronted Ground Tyrant

The white-fronted ground tyrant is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

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Side by side: Cinereous Ground Tyrant vs White-fronted Ground Tyrant

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