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Tufted Tit-Tyrant
Anairetes parulus (Kittlitz, 1830)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Tufted Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes parulus, is a passerine of western and southern South America, from the Andes in the west and south of the continent down to Tierra del Fuego. It belongs to the Tyrannidae family and is a small bird with a striking crest. Its head is dark with pale lines above and behind the eye, while the back is dull grey-brown. The throat and breast are white with black streaking, and the lower belly is pale yellow and plain. It is closely related to the Juan Fernández tit-tyrant.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: w, s
