Dark-faced Ground Tyrant
A species of Ground Tyrants Scientific name : Muscisaxicola maclovianus Genus : Ground Tyrants
Dark-faced Ground Tyrant, A species of Ground Tyrants
Botanical name: Muscisaxicola maclovianus
Genus: Ground Tyrants
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Description
It is 16 cm long with the male being slightly larger than the female. Like other ground tyrants, it has long legs and an upright posture. The plumage is mainly dark grey-brown above and pale greyish below with a dark brown crown and a blackish face. The rump and tail are black with white outer tail-feathers. The legs and bill are black. Birds on the Falkland Islands (M. m. maclovianus) are larger and greyer than those in mainland South America (M. m. mentalis). The song is a weak twittering which may be uttered on the ground or in flight. 
Size
17 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Dark-faced Ground Tyrant's diet primarily consists of insects captured through short runs and hops, or during prolonged hovering with a spread tail. While usually foraging alone or in pairs, they may join loose flocks in the non-breeding season, and occasionally perch on trees or poles to spot prey.
Habitat
The dark-faced Ground Tyrant's habitat includes open meadows by forests, high Andean slopes, and marshy valleys in the southern cone of South America and the Falkland Islands. It favors grasslands, pastures, and coastal zones like beaches at lower elevations during non-breeding seasons, adapting to altitudes from below 1200 to 2500 meters.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tyrant flycatchers Genus
Ground Tyrants Species
Dark-faced Ground Tyrant 
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