Alectrurus is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
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| Alectrurus |
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| Cock-tailed tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor), Canastra, Brazil |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Aves |
| Order: |
Passeriformes |
| Family: |
Tyrannidae |
| Genus: |
Alectrurus
Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species |
Gallita tricolor[1]
Vieillot, 1816 |
| Species |
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2, see text |
| Synonyms[2] |
- Alectorurus Gloger, 1842
- Alectrura Reichenbach, 1850
- Alectrururus Giebel, 1872
- Alectura Swainson, 1837
- Alecturus Temminck, 1822
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The genus contains the following two species:[3]
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