Yellow-billed tit-tyrant
| Yellow-billed tit-tyrant | |
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| An example in Peru | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Anairetes |
| Species: | A. flavirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Anairetes flavirostris | |
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The yellow-billed tit-tyrant (Anairetes flavirostris) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
Taxonomy[]
The yellow-billed 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] 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.[3]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Anairetes flavirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22699397A93729681. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699397A93729681.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ del Hoyo 2004, p. 176
- ^ del Hoyo 2004, p. 177
Cited texts[]
- 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
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Anairetes
- Birds of the Puna grassland
- Birds of Argentina
- Birds described in 1876
- Taxa named by Philip Sclater
- Taxa named by Osbert Salvin
- Tyrant flycatcher stubs