The velvety black tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to Brazil, where its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1818)
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
21 p.453
Protonym:
Muscicapa nigerrima
Avibase ID:
4116DF9689B1911C
Avibase ID:
avibase-4116DF96
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4116DF96
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560635
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Ada noir ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Ada noir ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Velvety Black-tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Knipolegus nigerrimus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Knipolegus nigerrimus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Knipolegus nigerrimus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Velvety Black-Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Velvety Black Tyrant ( Knipolegus nigerrimus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Knipolegus nigerrimus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Knipolegus nigerrimus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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