Pied-crested tit-tyrant

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Pied-crested tit-tyrant
Anairetes reguloides 1847.jpg
Illustration by Alcide d'Orbigny in 1847

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Anairetes
Species:
A. reguloides
Binomial name
Anairetes reguloides
Anairetes reguloides map.svg

The pied-crested tit-tyrant (Anairetes reguloides) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in coastal Peru and far northern Chile.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Taxonomy[]

The pied-crested tit-tyrant's genus, Anairetes, is believed to be most closely related to the genera Mecocerculus and Serpophaga; however, there is no definitive evidence supporting this claim.[2]: 176  Members of the genus Anairetes are known commonly as tit-tyrants because their active foraging behavior and crests are reminiscent of the true tits in the family Paridae.[2]: 177 

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Anairetes reguloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22699393A93729512. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699393A93729512.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David, eds. (2004). Handbook of the Birds of the World. 9. Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Barcelona: Lynx Editions. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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