Biology:Black-crested tit-tyrant

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Short description: Species of bird

Black-crested tit-tyrant[1]
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Anairetes
Species:
A. nigrocristatus
Binomial name
Anairetes nigrocristatus
Taczanowski, 1884
Anairetes nigrocristatus map.svg

The black-crested tit-tyrant or Marañón tit-tyrant (Anairetes nigrocristatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Taxonomy

The black-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.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009
  2. BirdLife International (2016). "Anairetes nigrocristatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22699387A93729347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699387A93729347.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22699387/93729347. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  3. del Hoyo 2004, p. 176
  4. del Hoyo 2004, p. 177

Cited texts

Wikidata ☰ Q1274264 entry