Alectrurus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Infraclassis: Aves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Tyranni
Infraordo: Tyrannides
Parvordo: Tyrannida

Familia: Tyrannidae
Genus: Alectrurus
Species: A. risora – A. tricolor
Name

Alectrurus Vieillot, 1816

Typus: Gallita tricolor Vieillot, 1816 = Alectrurus tricolor

Synonyms

Alecturus Temminck, 1822 emend. Pl.Col pl. 155 text
Gallita Vieillot, 1816 Analyse p. 68

References

Vieillot, L.J.P. 1816. Analyse d'une nouvelle ornithologie élémentaire. 70 pp. Paris: Deterville. Original description p. 39 BHL Reference page.

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Alectrurus is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.

The genus contains the following two species:[2]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Alectrurus tricolor	Cock-tailed tyrant	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay
	Alectrurus risora	Strange-tailed tyrant	Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay

References

Alectrurus Vieillot, 1816 . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 2019-08-14.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 July 2019.