---
title: "Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant"
description: "Muscisaxicola rufivertex — Birds. The rufous-naped ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola rufivertex) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rufous-naped-ground-tyrant
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant

> Muscisaxicola rufivertex — Birds. The rufous-naped ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola rufivertex) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

- Scientific name: *Muscisaxicola rufivertex*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 774
- Wikidata: [Q1265854](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1265854)
- iNaturalist taxon: [16139](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/16139)

## Names

- en: Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant
- de: Rotnackentyrann
- es: Dormilona gris
- fr: Dormilon à calotte rousse
- nl: Roodnekgrondtiran
- pl: Skałotyran rdzawołbisty

## Countries with the most observations

CL (228), BO (167), AR (138), PE (107)

## Summary

The rufous-naped ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola rufivertex) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-naped_ground_tyrant

## Photo

![Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-naped-ground-tyrant/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/16139

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rufous-naped-ground-tyrant?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).