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Black-chested Tyrant
Taeniotriccus andrei Berlepsch & Hartert, EJO, 1902
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Black-chested Tyrant, Taeniotriccus andrei, is a passerine of the Tyrannidae family that breeds in north-central and eastern Amazonia in South America. It was first described in 1902 and is the only species placed in its genus. Its breeding range includes Brazil, Suriname and Venezuela. The species is associated with dense understorey in humid tropical forest, forest edges that flood seasonally, terra firme forest with much Cecropia and bamboo, and mangroves in coastal Venezuela. It is a year-round resident.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: nc, e Amazonia
