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]
| Anairetes | |
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| Tufted tit-tyrant (Anairetes parulus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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6, see text | |
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]
Species
editThe genus contains 6 species:[7]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Ash-breasted tit-tyrant
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Anairetes alpinus (Carriker, 1933) |
Bolivia and Peru.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
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| Black-crested tit-tyrant
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Anairetes nigrocristatus Taczanowski, 1884 |
Ecuador and Peru.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Pied-crested tit-tyrant
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Anairetes reguloides (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) |
coastal Peru and far northern Chile.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Yellow-billed tit-tyrant
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Anairetes flavirostris Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1876 |
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Juan Fernández tit-tyrant
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Anairetes fernandezianus (Philippi, 1857) |
Juan Fernández Islands in the South Pacific Ocean off Chile.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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| Tufted tit-tyrant
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Anairetes parulus (Kittlitz, 1830) |
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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References
edit- ^ "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ a b c del Hoyo 2004, p. 177
- ^ 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. Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine American Ornithologists' Union. Accessed 12 December 2007.
- ^ DuBay, S.G., Witt, C.C. 2012. An improved phylogeny of the Andean tit-tyrants (Aves, Tyrannidae): More characters trump sophisticated analyses. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 64, 285-296.
- ^ del Hoyo 2004, p. 176
- ^ del Hoyo 2004, p. 190
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
Cited texts
edit- del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David, eds. (2004). "Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Barcelona: Lynx Editions.
See also
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