Uromyias

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Uromyias
Anairetes agilis.jpg
Agile tit-tyrant (Uromyias agilis)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Uromyias
Hellmayr, 1927
Species

2, see text

Uromyias is a genus of small Andean, tyrant flycatchers known as tit-tyrants. They were formerly recognized based on syrinxial and plumage characters, including a flatter crest and a longer tail, but was included within Anairetes due to genetic analysis.[1][2] Recent analyses suggested splitting into Uromyias again.[3]

The tit-tyrants are fairly small birds (11–14 cm) that get their common name from the tit family, due to their energetic tit-like dispositions and appearance, primarily in their crests.[1] Tit-tyrants live in temperate or arid scrub habitats and are mainly found in the Andes mountains.[1] It is one of only a few genera of small flycatchers that occur at such high altitudes.[4]

Species[]

The genus contains two species:[5]

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Anairetes agilis.jpg Uromyias agilis Agile tit-tyrant Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela
Unstreaked Tit-tyrant (Anairetes agraphia).jpg Uromyias agraphia Unstreaked tit-tyrant Peru

References[]

  1. ^ a b c del Hoyo 2004, p. 177
  2. ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., C. D. Cadena, A. Jaramillo, M. Nores, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, T. S. Schulenberg, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, & K. J. Zimmer. 2007. A classification of the bird species of South America. Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine American Ornithologists' Union. Accessed 12 December 2007.
  3. ^ DuBay, S.G., Witt, C.C. 2012. An improved phylogeny of the Andean tit-tyrants (Aves, Tyrannidae): More characters trump sophisticated analyses. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 64, 285-296.
  4. ^ del Hoyo 2004, p. 190
  5. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

Cited texts[]

  • del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David, eds. (2004). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Barcelona: Lynx Editions. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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