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Knipolegus  F. Boie, 1826
Taxonomic Serial No.: 557798

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Cnipolegus Strickland, 1841
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyTyrannidae  – Tyrant Flycatchers, tyrans gobe-mouches  
                               GenusKnipolegus F. Boie, 1826  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Knipolegus aterrimus Kaup, 1853 – White-winged Black Tyrant, Ada à ailes blanches, caça-moscas-d'asa-branca, Viudita aliblanca 
                                  Species Knipolegus cabanisi Schulz, 1882 – Plumbeous Tyrant, Ada de Cabanis, caça-moscas-preto-andino, Viudita andina meridional 
                                  Species Knipolegus cyanirostris (Vieillot, 1818) – Blue-billed Black Tyrant, Ada à bec bleu, caça-moscas-de-bico-celeste, Viudita picoceleste 
                                  Species Knipolegus franciscanus E. Snethlage, 1928 – Sao Francisco Black Tyrant, Ada du Sao Francisco, caça-moscas-preto-nordestino, Viudita de caatinga 
                                  Species Knipolegus hudsoni P. L. Sclater, 1872 – Hudson's Black Tyrant, Ada de Hudson, caça-moscas-patagónico, Viudita patagona 
                                  Species Knipolegus lophotes F. Boie, 1828 – Crested Black Tyrant, Ada huppé, caça-moscas-preto-de-poupa, Viudita copetona 
                                  Species Knipolegus nigerrimus (Vieillot, 1818) – Velvety Black Tyrant, Ada noir, caça-moscas-de-veludo, Viudita aterciopelada 
                                  Species Knipolegus orenocensis Berlepsch, 1884 – Riverside Tyrant, Ada de l'Orénoque, caça-moscas-preto-do-orinoco, Viudita ribereña del Orinoco 
                                  Species Knipolegus poecilocercus (Pelzeln, 1868) – Amazonian Black Tyrant, Ada d'Amazonie, caça-moscas-preto-amazónico, Viudita amazónica 
                                  Species Knipolegus poecilurus (P. L. Sclater, 1862) – Rufous-tailed Tyrant, Ada à queue rousse, caça-moscas-montês, Viudita colirrufa 
                                  Species Knipolegus signatus (Taczanowski, 1875) – Jelski's Black Tyrant, Ada de Jelski, caça-moscas-de-jelski, Viudita andina septentrional 
                                  Species Knipolegus striaticeps (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) – Cinereous Tyrant, Ada cendré, caça-moscas-do-chaco, Viudita chaqueña 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Knipolegus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Knipolegus   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.05.28, website (version 28-May-06)  
  Acquired: 2006   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Knipolegus   
       
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