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Wagtail-tyrant
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The wagtail-tyrants are a genus, Stigmatura, of small South American birds in the family Tyrannidae. They are yellow below and have long black-and-white tails that are frequently cocked.
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Greater Wagtail-Tyrant
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The wagtail-tyrants are a genus, Stigmatura, of small South American birds in the family Tyrannidae. They are yellow below and have long black-and-white tails that are frequently cocked.
==Species== The three described species are sometimes further split into two species each (i.e., resulting in a total of four species). Additionally, a possibly undescribed species is found in the Orinoco Basin in Venezuela. Lesser wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura napensis) Bahia wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura bahiae) Greater wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura budytoides) Caatinga wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura budytoides gracilis)
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