Patagonian tyrant
Patagonian tyrant | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Colorhamphus Sundevall, 1872 |
Species: | C. parvirostris
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Binomial name | |
Colorhamphus parvirostris (Darwin, 1839)
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Synonyms | |
Ochthoeca parvirostris |
The Patagonian tyrant (Colorhamphus parvirostris) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the only one in the genus Colorhamphus.[2] It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Though it is a primarily insectivorous species, it has been seen also to eat the seeds of mayten and the fruit of leñadura.[3]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Colorhamphus parvirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22699963A93757121. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699963A93757121.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Chesser, R.T.; Marin, M. (1994). "Seasonal distribution and natural history of the Patagonian tyrant (Colorhamphus parvirostris)" (PDF). Wilson Bulletin. 106: 649–667.
- ^ McGehee, S.M. (2007). "Consumption of leñadura (Maytenus magellanica) seeds by three primarily insectivorous bird species". Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia (Chile). 35 (1): 71–73.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Monotypic genera
- Tyrannidae
- Birds of Chile
- Birds of Patagonia
- Birds of Tierra del Fuego
- Birds described in 1839
- Taxa named by Charles Darwin
- Tyrant flycatcher stubs