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Tit-Tyrants
File:Anairetes agilis.jpg
Agile Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes agilis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Anairetes, Uromyias
Reichenbach, 1850
Genera

Anairetes
Uromyias

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[]

Genus Anairetes

Genus Uromyias

References[]

  1. ^ 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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