Tit-tyrants
Tufted tit-tyrant (Anairetes parulus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genera
Anairetes Uromyias

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

References

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.

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