Uromyias | |
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Agile tit-tyrant (Uromyias agilis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Uromyias Hellmayr, 1927 |
Type species | |
Euscarthmus agilis[1] Sclater, 1856
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Species | |
2, see text |
Uromyias is a genus of small Andean, tyrant flycatchers known as tit-tyrants. They were formerly recognized based on syrinxial and plumage characters, including a flatter crest and a longer tail, but was included within Anairetes due to genetic analysis.[2][3] Recent analyses suggested splitting into Uromyias again.[4]
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.[2] Tit-tyrants live in temperate or arid scrub habitats and are mainly found in the Andes mountains.[2] It is one of only a few genera of small flycatchers that occur at such high altitudes.[5]
The genus contains two species:[6]
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Uromyias agilis | Agile tit-tyrant | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela | |
Uromyias agraphia | Unstreaked tit-tyrant | Peru |