Black-chested tyrant

The black-chested tyrant (Taeniotriccus andrei) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Brazil, Suriname, and Venezuela. It is placed in the monotypic genus Taeniotriccus by most ornithologists,[2] although it has formerly been in the genus Poecilotriccus.

Black-chested tyrant
male at Carajás National Forest, Pará state, Brazil

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Taeniotriccus
Berlepsch & Hartert, 1902
Species:
T. andrei
Binomial name
Taeniotriccus andrei
Synonyms

Poecilotriccus andrei (Berlepsch & Hartert, 1902)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Taeniotriccus andrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Black-chested Tyrant (Taeniotriccus andrei)". The Internet Bird Collection. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
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