- Patagonian Tyrant
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Patagonian Tyrant Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae Genus: Colorhamphus Species: C. parvirostris Binomial name Colorhamphus parvirostris
(Darwin, 1839)Synonyms Ochthoeca parvirostris
The Patagonian Tyrant (Colorhamphus parvirostris) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the only one in the genus Colorhamphus.
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.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Colorhamphus parvirostris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
- McGehee, Steven M. Consumption of leñadura (Maytenus magellanica) seeds by three primarily insectivorous bird species. Anales Instituto Patagonia (Chile), 2007. 35 (1): 71-73
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