Black-crested tit-tyrant
Black-crested tit-tyrant[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Anairetes |
Species: | A. nigrocristatus
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Binomial name | |
Anairetes nigrocristatus Taczanowski , 1884 | |
The black-crested tit-tyrant or Marañón tit-tyrant (Anairetes nigrocristatus) is a species of
montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland
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Taxonomy
The black-crested 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.[3] 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.[4]
References
- ^ Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ del Hoyo 2004, p. 176
- ^ del Hoyo 2004, p. 177
Cited texts
- 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.