• Synonyms Velvety Black-Tyrant, Velvety black tyrann
  • Old latin name for bird Muscicapa nigerrima

Velvety Black Tyrantbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, male, © Jerome Fischer
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Call, © Marco Cruz
    Brazil
  • 3.
    Call, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
  • 4.
    Male, song, © Odirlei Vieira da Fonseca
    Brazil
  • 5.
    Call, male, © Jerome Fischer
    Brazil
  • 6.
    Call, © Jeremy Minns
    Brazil
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Velvety Black Tyrant

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion e, se Brazil

Velvety Black Tyrant subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Knipolegus nigerrimus hoflingaee Brazil-No
Knipolegus nigerrimus nigerrimusse Brazil-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalantirà de vellut
Chinese柔羽黑霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional)天鵝絨黑霸鶲
Croatianbrazilski muhar
Czechtyranovec brazilský
DanishFløjlstyran
DutchFluweelmoortiran
Finnishbrasiliansurutyranni
FrenchAda noir
GermanKurzschopf-Mohrentyrann, Kurzschopf-Dunkeltyrann
ItalianTiranno nero vellutato
Japaneseビロードクロタイランチョウ, ビロアドクロタイランチョウ
Lithuanianaksominis juodasis tironas
Norwegianfløyelssottyrann
Norwegian NynorskFløyelssottyrann
Polishwdowik czarny
Portuguesemaria-preta-de-garganta-vermelha, Maria-preta-do-nordeste, maria-preta-veludosa, Maria-preta-rupestre, maria-preta, viuvinha, caça-moscas-de-veludo
RussianКороткохохлый болотный тиранн, Рыжегорлая вдовка
SerbianSomotasta crna tiranka
Slovakpamuchár zamatový
SpanishViudita aterciopelada, Viudita Sedosa
SwedishSammetstyrann, sammetssottyrann
TurkishKadife Esmer Tiran
Ukrainianада короткочубий