Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant Muscipipra vetula Brazilian name: Tesoura-cinzenta
	Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 2008 The Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant is distributed in south-east Brazil and adjacent areas of Paraguay and Argentina. It is found in the borders of Atlantic Rain Forest and secondary growth mainly between 1,000 and 2,200 metres.
	It is slaty-grey with a darkish mask and darker wings and tail. It has a white chin and a long, deeply forked tail. There are recordings on xeno-canto, a distribution map from NatureServe and additional information available via Avibase .
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