Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant
Anairetes alpinus
Tiny, crested gray flycatcher of high-elevation scrub. Shows black wings and tail, bold white wingbars, and white outer tail feathers. The only small, gray flycatcher with white wingbars in its range. Found locally in Polylepis groves and scrub along steep grassy or rocky mountain slopes. Forages singly or in pairs, sometimes joining mixed-species flocks. Listen for its song, a series of vibrant, grumpy notes: “whew, pew, pew, pew, pew….”
识别特征
An Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant can be identified by their overall gray color. They have a short, round figure, and are about 13 centimeters long. The top part of their body is dark gray, while the belly area is a lighter shade. There are two white bars going across their wings, and outlining their tails. They have a long black tail, and a black point on top of their head. Behind that black point, there is some white exposed on the crown.
分类信息
The Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant comes from the Animalia kingdom, and the Aves Class. They are in the Tyrannidae family, which consists of Tyrants. They get their scientific name from their genus, Anairetes, and their species, Alpinus.<p>The ash-breasted 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. 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.
- 学名
- Anairetes alpinus
- 命名信息
- (Carriker, 1933)
- 目
- Passeriformes
- 科
- Tyrannidae
- 属
- Anairetes
分布与栖息地
The Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant is commonly found in terrestrial environments, consisting of rain forests, grasslands, or mountain slopes. They create tightly woven and dense nests in these areas. They are not migrants, which causes complications, as their habitat decreases in both area and quality. This bird is known as a flycatcher, as it flies in pairs or with its family groups.
- 迁徙
- Resident species
保护状况
- 种群趋势
- declining
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