The black-billed shrike-tyrant (''Agriornis montanus'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Argentina,

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, Chile,

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, Ecuador, Peru, and is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands. It is a large flycatcher at 23–25 cm (9–10 in) long. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude

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, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and pastureland.

Gallery

File:AgriornisInsolensSmit.jpg, Subspecies ''A. m. insolens'', illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888 File:AgriornisSolitariaSmit.jpg, Subspecies ''A. m. solitaria'', illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888

References

black-billed shrike-tyrant Birds of the Andes Birds of Patagonia black-billed shrike-tyrant Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Frédéric de Lafresnaye Taxa named by Alcide d'Orbigny {{Tyrannidae-stub