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
[1] von Kittlitz, 1830
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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. [2] [3] Recent analyses suggested splitting into Uromyias again. [4] Anairetes is believed to be most closely related to the genera Mecocerculus and Serpophaga; however, there is no definitive evidence supporting this claim. [5]
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. [2] Species in this genus live in temperate or arid scrub habitats and are mainly found in the Andes mountains. [2] It is one of only a few genera of small flycatchers that occur at such high altitudes. [6]
The genus contains 6 species: [7]
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Anairetes alpinus | Ash-breasted tit-tyrant | Bolivia and Peru. | |
Anairetes nigrocristatus | Black-crested tit-tyrant | Ecuador and Peru. | |
Anairetes reguloides | Pied-crested tit-tyrant | coastal Peru and far northern Chile. | |
Anairetes flavirostris | Yellow-billed tit-tyrant | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru | |
Anairetes fernandezianus | Juan Fernández tit-tyrant | Juan Fernández Islands in the South Pacific Ocean off Chile. | |
Anairetes parulus | Tufted tit-tyrant | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile. |