Chocolate-vented Tyrant
A species of Chocolate-vented Tyrant Scientific name : Neoxolmis rufiventris Genus : Chocolate-vented Tyrant
Chocolate-vented Tyrant, A species of Chocolate-vented Tyrant
Botanical name: Neoxolmis rufiventris
Genus: Chocolate-vented Tyrant
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Description
The chocolate-vented tyrant (Neoxolmis rufiventris) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Neoxolmis. The species was first scientifically described by Vieillot in 1823. It breeds in southern Argentina and Tierra del Fuego; it migrates north to the Pampas. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. 
Size
23 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Chocolate-vented Tyrant primarily consumes insects, notably large beetles, and small vertebrates like lizards. They forage in pairs or small flocks, mainly on the ground, exhibiting a distinctive behavior of quick movements interspersed with pauses. Unique for its swift, chase-involved flight during feeding.
Habitat
The habitat of chocolate-vented Tyrant encompasses semi-open to open grassy and shrub-dominated steppe environments, typically interspersed with tussocks and scattered shrubs like Berberis or Verbena. This species also inhabits areas with hummocks of Azorella and Empetrum, and is often found in agricultural fields or pastures within these broadly characterized steppe regions.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tyrant flycatchers Genus
Chocolate-vented Tyrant Species
Chocolate-vented Tyrant 
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