Black-crested Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes nigrocristatus)
About the Black-crested Tit-Tyrant
The black-crested tit-tyrant or Marañón tit-tyrant (Anairetes nigrocristatus) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. The members of genus Anairetes are known commonly as tit-tyrants because their active foraging behavior and crests are reminiscent of the true tits in the family Paridae. The genus had formerly been named Spizitornis. The black-crested tit-tyrant is monotypic. Some twentieth century authors treated it and the pied-crested tit-tyrant (A. reguloides) as conspecific but by about 1990 this had been discarded. The two are sister species and form a superspecies.
A real field recording of the Black-crested Tit-Tyrant. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Ecuador, Peru · xeno-canto lists 25 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Ash-breasted Tit-TyrantAnairetes alpinusprofile
- Juan Fernandez Tit-TyrantAnairetes fernandezianusprofile
- Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloidesprofile
- Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulusrecording
- Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostrisprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.