Anairetes | |
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Tufted tit-tyrant (Anairetes parulus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Anairetes Reichenbach, 1850 |
Type species | |
Muscicapa parulus von Kittlitz, 1830 | |
Species | |
6, see text |
Anairetes is a genus containing the tit-tyrants, a group of small, mainly Andean birds, in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. The group briefly included the genus Uromyias, which had been recognized based on syringeal and plumage characters, including a flatter crest and a longer tail, but was included within Anairetes due to genetic analysis. Recent analyses suggested splitting into Uromyias again. Anairetes is believed to be most closely related to the genera Mecocerculus and Serpophaga; however, there is no definitive evidence supporting this claim.
They 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. Species in this genus live in temperate or arid scrub habitats and are mainly found in the Andes mountains. It is one of only a few genera of small flycatchers that occur at such high altitudes.
Species
The genus contains 6 species:
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Ash-breasted tit-tyrant | Anairetes alpinus (Carriker, 1933) |
Bolivia and Peru. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
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Black-crested tit-tyrant | Anairetes nigrocristatus Taczanowski, 1884 |
Ecuador and Peru. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Pied-crested tit-tyrant | Anairetes reguloides (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) |
coastal Peru and far northern Chile. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Yellow-billed tit-tyrant | Anairetes flavirostris Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1876 |
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Juan Fernández tit-tyrant
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Anairetes fernandezianus (Philippi, 1857) |
Juan Fernández Islands in the South Pacific Ocean off Chile. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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Tufted tit-tyrant | Anairetes parulus (Kittlitz, 1830) |
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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References
- "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ del Hoyo 2004, p. 177
- 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.
- 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.
- del Hoyo 2004, p. 176
- del Hoyo 2004, p. 190
- 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). "Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Barcelona: Lynx Editions.
See also
Taxon identifiers | |
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Anairetes |
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