Tit-tyrant
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The tit-tyrants are a group of small, mainly Andean, tyrant flycatchers from the genera Anairetes and Uromyias.
The tit-tyrants 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.[1] Tit-tyrants live in temperate or arid scrub habitats and are mainly found in the Andes mountains.[1] It is one of only a few genera of small flycatchers that occur at such high altitudes.[2]
Species
- Anairetes
- 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 Fernández tit-tyrant, Anairetes fernandezianus
- Tufted tit-tyrant, Anairetes parulus
- Uromyias
- Agile tit-tyrant, Uromyias agilis
- Unstreaked tit-tyrant, Uromyias agraphia
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