---
title: "Lavadeira-de-cara-branca"
description: "Fluvicola albiventer — Aves. The black-backed water tyrant (Fluvicola albiventer) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/black-backed-water-tyrant
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lavadeira-de-cara-branca

> Fluvicola albiventer — Aves. The black-backed water tyrant (Fluvicola albiventer) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

- Scientific name: *Fluvicola albiventer*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 1747
- Wikidata: [Q840074](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q840074)
- iNaturalist taxon: [72862](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/72862)

## Names

- en: Black-backed Water-Tyrant
- de: Brasilianischer Elstertyrann
- es: Viudita blanca
- fr: Moucherolle à dos noir
- nl: Zwartrugwatertiran
- pt: Lavadeira-de-cara-branca
- pl: Wodopławik czarnogrzbiety

## Countries with the most observations

AR (879), BR (677), BO (127), PY (26), UY (8), PE (4)

## Summary

The black-backed water tyrant (Fluvicola albiventer) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

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

## Photo

![Lavadeira-de-cara-branca](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-backed-water-tyrant/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119601711

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-backed-water-tyrant?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).