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Species of bird

Black-and-white monjita
A male in Rocha, Uruguay
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Heteroxolmis
Lanyon, W, 1986
Species: H. dominicana
Binomial name
Heteroxolmis dominicana
(Vieillot, 1823)
Synonyms

Xolmis dominicana

The black-and-white monjita (Heteroxolmis dominicana) is a species of passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay (where it can still be found at the Quebrada de los Cuervos), and possibly Paraguay.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, arable land, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The black-and-white monjita is the only species in the genus Heteroxolmis. It is sometimes placed in the genus Xolmis.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2017) . "Xolmis dominicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22700052A118650884. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22700052A118650884.en. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2023). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List. 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

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Taxon identifiers
Xolmis dominicanus
Heteroxolmis dominicana


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