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Black-crested Tit-Tyrant - BirdForum Opus

Male/Female
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Huascarán National Park, Peru, August, 2017
Anairetes nigrocristatus

Identification

13 cm (5 in)
Male

  • Elongated crown feathers forming bifurcated crest
  • White crown and nape patch
  • Black overall plumage with white streaking

Distribution

South America: found in the Andes of extreme southern Ecuador and western Peru (south to Pasco)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

High-altitude arid scrub. Woods and dense shrubbery along streams and ravines.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists almost entirely of insects. They forage alone or in small groups; sometimes seen with mixed species flocks

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. BF member observations
  4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018)

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External Links

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