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Sooty Tyrannulet

Serpophaga nigricans (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

The sooty tyrannulet is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is small, usually weighing 9 grams with a length of 12 centimeters, and has gray or brownish-grey feathers with black tail feathers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay; also southern Paraguay. A small extension of its range is in southeastern Bolivia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Tyrannidae
Genus:
   Serpophaga
Scientific:
  Serpophaga nigricans

Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 11 p.204

Protonym:
  Sylvia nigricans

Type locality:
  Paraguay and Rio de la Plata; restricted to Paraguay (J. T. Z.).

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63932#page/218/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  73946059002F0BF3

Avibase ID:
  avibase-73946059

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/73946059

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562980

Geographic range:

  • Serpophaga nigricans: southeastern Bolivia to central Argentina, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, and southern Brazil
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Sooty Tyrannulet
Catalan:
tiranulet negrós
Czech:
tyrančík temný
Danish:
Sodtyrannulet
German:
Rußkleintyrann
Spanish:
Piojito Gris
Spanish (Spain):
Piojito Gris
Finnish:
nokivesinapsija
French:
Tyranneau noirâtre
Croatian:
obalna elenija
Italian:
Tirannetto fuligginoso
Japanese (romaji):
susuirokatoritairanchou
Japanese:
ススイロカトリタイランチョウ
Lithuanian:
Tamsusis serpofagas
Dutch:
Roettachuri
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sottyrannulett
Norwegian:
Sottyrannulett
Polish:
tyranek ciemny
Portuguese:
joão-pobre
Portuguese (Brazil):
joão-pobre
Portuguese (Portugal):
tiraninho-fuliginoso
Russian:
Тёмный пиохито
Slovak:
moskytár tmavý
Swedish:
sotdvärgtyrann
Ukrainian:
Тираник темний
Chinese:
烟姬霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
煙黑姬霸鶲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Tyranneau noirâtre ( Serpophaga nigricans)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Serpophaga nigricans
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Serpophaga nigricans
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Catalan: tiranulet negrós
Czech: Tyrancík cernavý, tyrančík temný
Danish: Sodtyrannulet
German: Maustachuri, Maus-Tachuri, Rußkleintyrann
English: Sooty Tyrannulet
English, HBW: Sooty Tyrannulet
English (IOC): Sooty Tyrannulet
English (United States): Sooty Tyrannulet
Spanish: Piojito Gris, Tiqui-Tiqui de Bañado, Tiquitiqui Oscuro
Spanish (Argentine): Piojito gris
Spanish (Bolivia): Piojito gris
Spanish (Spain): Piojito Gris
Spanish (HBW): Sooty Tyrannulet
Spanish (Paraguay): Piojito gris
Spanish (Uruguay): Tiqui-Tiqui de Bañado, Tiquitiqui Oscuro
Estonian: kaldatikat
Finnish: Nokivesinapsija
French: Tyranneau noirâtre
Guarani: Yrembe'y
Croatian: obalna elenija
Italian: Tirannetto fuligginoso, Tiranno piccolo fuligginoso
Japanese (romaji): susuirokatoritairanchou
Japanese: ススイロカトリタイランチョウ
Scientific: Serpophaga nigricans, Sylvia nigricans
Lithuanian: Tamsusis serpofagas
Dutch: Roettachuri
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sottyrannulett
Norwegian: Sottyrannulett
Polish: tyranek ciemny
Portuguese: Alegrinho-pobre, joão-pobre, joão-pobre-fuliginoso
Portuguese (Brazil): alegrinho-pobre, joao-pobre, João-pobre, joão-pobre-fuliginoso
Portuguese (Portugal): João-pobre, tiraninho-fuliginoso
Russian: Тёмная серпофага, Тёмный пиохито
Slovak: moskytár tmavý
Swedish: Sotdvärgtyrann
Turkish: İs rengi tiranulet
Ukrainian: Тираник темний
Chinese: 烟姬霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 煙黑姬霸鶲

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