Summary ²

The Paramo Ground Tyrant (Muscisaxicola alpinus), also known as the Paramo Ground-tyrant, is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae. Plain-capped Ground Tyrant (M. griseus) was formerly considered to be a subspecies of M. alpinus but is now commonly treated as a separate species. The name "Plain-capped Ground Tyrant" is sometimes used for M. alpinus.

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