Biology:Pied-crested tit-tyrant

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Short description: Species of bird found in Peru and Chile

Pied-crested tit-tyrant
Anairetes reguloides Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant; San Jerónimo de Surco, Lima, Peru (cropped).jpg
Illustration by Alcide d'Orbigny in 1847
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Anairetes
Species:
A. reguloides
Binomial name
Anairetes reguloides
(D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22699393/93729512. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1259189 entry