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[[Image:Anairetes parulus parulus copy 01.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Luis+R|Luis R}} <br />Santiago de [[Chile]], July 2015]]
[[Image:Tufted_Tit_Tyrant.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by pablo]]
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
Photographed: Nahuel Huapi National Park, Rio Negro, Argentina.
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[[Image:Tufted Tit-Tyrant Ondores Peru.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''aequatorialis''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Ondores, Junín, [[Peru]], August 2017]]
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9·5 cm (3¾ in)
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*Thin black crest curling forwards
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*Concealed small white crown patch
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*Streaked underparts
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*Pale yellow eye
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==Distribution==
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[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]].
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==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''A. p. aequatorialis'':
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:*Andes of southern [[Colombia]] to northern [[Argentina]] (Salta and Jujuy)
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*''A. p. patagonicus'':
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:*Western [[Argentina]] (southern Mendoza to northern Santa Cruz)
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*''A. p. parulus'':
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:*Andes of [[Chile]] and south-western [[Argentina]] to Tierra del Fuego
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==Habitat==
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Montane shrublands. Cloud forest and forest edges, farmland, gardens and parks.
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==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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They forage in pairs or family groups for insects. Occasionally seen in mixed species flocks.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase
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#Arthur Grosset
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#BF Member observations
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&si=Anairetes%20parulus&what=allfields&name=&when=&whenterm= View more images of Tufted Tit Tyrant in the gallery]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anairetes]]

Latest revision as of 21:46, 5 July 2018

Nominate subspecies
Photo © by Luis R
Santiago de Chile, July 2015
Anairetes parulus

Identification

Subspecies aequatorialis
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Ondores, Junín, Peru, August 2017

9·5 cm (3¾ in)

  • Thin black crest curling forwards
  • Concealed small white crown patch
  • Streaked underparts
  • Pale yellow eye

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies[1]:

  • A. p. aequatorialis:
  • A. p. patagonicus:
  • Western Argentina (southern Mendoza to northern Santa Cruz)
  • A. p. parulus:

Habitat

Montane shrublands. Cloud forest and forest edges, farmland, gardens and parks.

Behaviour

Diet

They forage in pairs or family groups for insects. Occasionally seen in 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. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Arthur Grosset
  4. BF Member observations
  5. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)

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External Links

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