- Anairetes flavirostris
Identification
10 cm
- Short broad crest
- White crown patch
- Two bold white wing-bars
- Dark eye
- Yellow base to the lower mandible
The adult has a short, straight crest that is missing in the juvenile, and an unstreaked yellow belly.
Similar species
Tufted Tit-Tyrant has pale eye and a longer crest that is curved upwards.
Distribution
South America: found in Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized[1]:
- A. f. huancabambae:
- Western and Central Andes of north-western Peru south to Huánuco
- A. f. arequipae:
- Andes of south-western Peru (Lima) to north-western Chile
- A. f. cuzcoensis:
- Andes of south-eastern Peru (Cuzco)
- A. f. flavirostris:
Habitat
High-altitude shrubland and woodlands, seems to prefer quite arid areas. Occasionally descends to high desert oases, in the south probably an altitudinal migrant.
Behaviour
Mostly occur in pairs, or sometimes in mixed flocks
Diet
They forage at a very active pace, eating insects, also occasionally grass seeds
Vocalisation
Voice is high pitched.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-billed_Tit-Tyrant
