Patagonian tyrant

Patagonian tyrant
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Colorhamphus; Sundevall, 1872
Species:	C. parvirostris
Binomial name
	Colorhamphus parvirostris; (Darwin, 1839)
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]

References

BirdLife International (2012). "Colorhamphus parvirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
Chesser, R.T.; Marin, M. (1994). "Seasonal distribution and natural history of the Patagonian tyrant (Colorhamphus parvirostris)" (PDF). Wilson Bulletin. 106: 649–667.
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.

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[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Colorhamphus parvirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url

[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.