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Knipolegus

Genus of birds

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The genus was erected by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the blue-billed black tyrant as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek knips meaning "insect" and legō meaning "to pick".

Species

The genus contains the following 12 species:

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