Black-fronted Ground Tyrant

The black-fronted ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. == Taxonomy and systematics == The black-fronted ground-tyrant was originally described as Ptyonura frontalis. It was eventually moved to genus Muscisaxicola that had been erected in 1837. The black-fronted ground-tyrant is monotypic. == Description == The black-fronted ground tyrant is 16.5 to 19 cm (6.5 to 7.5 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a black forecrown ("front"), a blackish chestnut hindcrown, conspicuous white lores, and a pale broken eye-ring on an otherwise ashy gray face. Their upperparts are ashy gray. Their wings are a duskier gray. Their tail is black with whitish outer webs of the outermost feathers. Their throat and underparts are pale gray-white. They have a dark brown iris, a slim black bill with a decurved tip, and black legs and feet. Juveniles have a sooty forecrown and pale buff edges on the wing coverts. == Distribution and habitat == The black-fronted ground tyrant is a bird of the Andes. It is found in Peru primarily in Arequipa and Puno departments and very rarely as far north…