Patagonian tyrant

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Patagonian tyrant
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Colorhamphus
Sundevall, 1872
Species:
C. parvirostris
Binomial name
Colorhamphus parvirostris
(Gould & Gray, GR, 1839)
Colorhamphus parvirostris map.svg
Synonyms

Ochthoeca parvirostris

The Patagonian tyrant (Colorhamphus parvirostris) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the only one in the genus Colorhamphus. [2] It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Though it is a primarily insectivorous species, it has been seen also to eat the seeds of mayten and the fruit of leñadura. [3]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Colorhamphus parvirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22699963A93757121. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699963A93757121.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Chesser, R.T.; Marin, M. (1994). "Seasonal distribution and natural history of the Patagonian tyrant (Colorhamphus parvirostris)" (PDF). Wilson Bulletin. 106: 649–667.
  3. McGehee, S.M. (2007). "Consumption of leñadura (Maytenus magellanica) seeds by three primarily insectivorous bird species". Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia (Chile). 35 (1): 71–73.