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Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Muscisaxicola

Paramo Ground Tyrant

Muscisaxicola alpinus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (plcgrt1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Muscisaxicola

Subspecies (3)

Muscisaxicola alpinus alpinus

páramo of Ecuador
Muscisaxicola alpinus columbianus

central Andes of Colombia (Nevado del Ruiz to Cauca)
Muscisaxicola alpinus quesadae

eastern Andes of Colombia (Boyacá and Cundinamarca)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (plcgrt1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.