Biology:Patagonian tyrant

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Short description: Species of bird

Patagonian tyrant
Viudita (Colorhamphus parvirostris)-4056-1500px-Ignacio-Azocar.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q868369 entry