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.
| Black-and-white monjita | |
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| A male in Rocha, Uruguay | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Heteroxolmis Lanyon, W, 1986 |
| Species: | H. dominicana
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| Binomial name | |
| Heteroxolmis dominicana (Vieillot, 1823)
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| Synonyms | |
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Xolmis dominicana | |
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.[2] It is sometimes placed in the genus Xolmis.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "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.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2023). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List. 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
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