Overview
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The Tit-Tyrants are a group of small, mainly Andean, tyrant flycatchers in the genus Anairetes. It includes the genus Uromyias, which formerly was recognized based on syringial and plumage characters, but now is known to be imbedded within Anairetes.1] These fairly small birds (11?14 cm) are named after the tit family, due to their energetic tit-like dispositions and appearance.
Species
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- Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes alpinus
- Black-crested Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes nigrocristatus
- Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes reguloides
- Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes flavirostris
- Juan Fern?ndez Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes fernandezianus
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes parulus
- Agile Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes agilis ? previously in g enus Uromyias
- Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes agraphia ? previously in genus Uromyias
Species
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- Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes alpinus
- Black-crested Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes nigrocristatus
- Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes reguloides
- Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes flavirostris
- Juan Fern?ndez Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes fernandezianus
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes parulus
- Agile Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes agilis ? previously in genus Uromyias
- Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes agraphia ? previously in genus Uromyias
References
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- ^ 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. American Ornithologists' Union. Accessed 12 December 2007.
Taxonomy
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The Genus Anairetes is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 20 species and subspecies in the Genus Anairetes: A. agilis (Agile Tit-Tyrant) · A. agraphia (Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant) · A. agraphia plengei · A. agraphia squamiger · A. alpinus (Ash-Breasted Tit-Tyrant) · A. alpinus bolivianus · A. fernandezianus (Juan Fernandez Tit-Tyrant) · A. flavirostris (Yellow-Billed Tit-Tyrant) · A. flavirostris arequipae · A. flavirostris cuzcoensis · A. flavirostris flavirostris (Yellow-Billed Tit-Tyrant) · A. nigrocristatus (Black-Crested Tit-Tyrant) · A. parulus (Tufted Tit-Tyrant) · A. parulus aequatorialis · A. parulus parulus (Tufted Tit-Tyrant) · A. parulus patagonicus · A. reguloides (Pied-Crested Tit-Tyrant) · A. reguloides albiventris · A. reguloides nigrocristatus · A. reguloides reguloides (Pied-Crested Tit-Tyrant)
References
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- ^ 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. American Ornithologists' Union. Accessed 12 December 2007.
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