Anairetes

Anairetes is a genus containing the tit-tyrants, a group of small, mainly Andean birds, in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. The group briefly included the genus Uromyias, which had been recognized based on syringial and plumage characters, including a flatter crest and a longer tail, but was included within Anairetes due to genetic analysis.[1][2] Recent analyses suggested splitting into Uromyias again.[3] Anairetes is believed to be most closely related to the genera Mecocerculus and Serpophaga; however, there is no definitive evidence supporting this claim.[4]

Anairetes
Tufted tit-tyrant (Anairetes parulus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Anairetes L. Reichenbach, 1850
Species
6, see text

They 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.[1] Species in this genus live in temperate or arid scrub habitats and are mainly found in the Andes mountains.[1] It is one of only a few genera of small flycatchers that occur at such high altitudes.[5]

Species

The genus contains 6 species:[6]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Anairetes alpinus	Ash-breasted tit-tyrant	Bolivia and Peru.
	Anairetes nigrocristatus	Black-crested tit-tyrant	Ecuador and Peru.
	Anairetes reguloides	Pied-crested tit-tyrant	coastal Peru and far northern Chile.
	Anairetes flavirostris	Yellow-billed tit-tyrant	Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru
	Anairetes fernandezianus	Juan Fernández tit-tyrant	Juan Fernández Islands in the South Pacific Ocean off Chile.
	Anairetes parulus	Tufted tit-tyrant	Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile.

References

1. del Hoyo 2004, p. 177
2. Remsen, J. V., Jr., C. D. Cadena, A. Jaramillo, M. Nores, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, T. S. Schulenberg, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, & K. J. Zimmer. 2007. A classification of the bird species of South America. Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine American Ornithologists' Union. Accessed 12 December 2007.
3. DuBay, S.G., Witt, C.C. 2012. An improved phylogeny of the Andean tit-tyrants (Aves, Tyrannidae): More characters trump sophisticated analyses. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 64, 285-296.
4. del Hoyo 2004, p. 176
5. del Hoyo 2004, p. 190
6. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

Cited texts

• del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David, eds. (2004). Handbook of the Birds of the World. 9. Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Barcelona: Lynx Editions. Missing or empty |title= (help)

See also

• Tit-tyrants