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| image_caption = Lesser wagtail-tyrant at [[Potengi]], [[Ceará]] state, [[Brazil]]

The lesser wagtail-tyrant is currently grouped into two subspecies separated by their different habitat preferences and geographic location. The nominate species, known under the group ‘Lesser’ is found on river islands along the [[Amazon River]], where was the S. ''n. Bahiae'', also known as the ‘Bahia’ group, is found in the [[arid]] interior of [[Northeast Region, Brazil|northeast Brazil]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Fitzpatrick|first=John W.|last2=del Hoyo|first2=Josep|last3=Kirwan|first3=Guy M.|last4=Collar|first4=Nigel|date=2020-03-04|title=Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant (Stigmatura napensis)|url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/lewtyr1/cur/introduction|journal=Birds of the World|language=en}}</ref>

The Lesserlesser Wagtailwagtail-Tyranttyrant (Lesser) is now typically found in early [[Ecological succession|succession]] [[vegetation]]. This habitat consists of vigorously growing grasses, shrubs, and trees. Another habitat these birds are found in is newly forming beaches with thick [[tessaria]], tall grass, and young trees on islands along large [[Whitewater river (river type)|white-water rivers]]. The Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant (Bahia), on the other hand, is typically found in dense, brushy, and low stature [[caatinga]] below c. 600 meters.<ref name=":1" /> Clements has separated the Bahia wagtail-tyrant into a distinct species.

BothThe groupslesser of the Lesser Wagtailwagtail-Tyranttyrant are medium-sized birds with grey upperparts and yellow underparts.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant - eBird|url=https://ebird.org/species/lewtyr1|access-date=2021-10-18|website=ebird.org|language=en}}</ref> They have a long white and brown tail and a mixture of white and dusky feathered wings. The birds have a narrow pale-yellow colored eyebrow and a blackish eyeline. Their beak is short and black, like its short, dark legs.<ref name=":1" />

The Lesserlesser Wagtailwagtail-Tyrantstyrant areis known to search for their typical diet of insects in pairs or family groups.<ref name=":2" /> The birds [[Hunter-gatherer|forage]] very actively for insects, often cocking the tail well above the horizontal, and in the [[caatinga]] sometimes descending onto the ground. The bird hunts with active moves with short pauses. Their tail is usually cocked horizontally above them and fanned so that they are exposing their broad white tips and yellowish base while their wings are slightly drooped. While the diet of the Bahia group is virtually unknown, it is assumed to be largely or entirely [[Insectivore|insectivorous]] and they typically descend to the groupground to feed.<ref name=":1" />

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