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.
Yellow-billed tit-tyrant | |
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An example in Peru | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Anairetes |
Species: | A. flavirostris
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Binomial name | |
Anairetes flavirostris Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1876
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Non-Breeding Year-round
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
Taxonomy
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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
edit- del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David, eds. (2004). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Barcelona: Lynx Editions.