Patagonian tyrant
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Colorhamphus Sundevall, 1872 |
| Species: | C. parvirostris
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| Colorhamphus parvirostris | |
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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