Andean Negrito (Lessonia oreas)
About the Andean Negrito
The Andean negrito (Lessonia oreas) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. The Andean negrito was originally described as Centrites oreas. The species now shares genus Lessonia with the austral negrito (L. rufa); that genus was erected in 1832 by William Swainson. The two were long considered conspecific. Late in the twentieth century they were separated based primarily on plumage differences, and a 2014 publication added differences in feather structure and courtship displays to the evidence. The Andean negrito is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 6 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- American Barn OwlTyto furcatarecording
- American KestrelFalco sparveriusrecording
- Andean FlickerColaptes rupicolarecording
- Andean GullChroicocephalus serranusrecording
- Andean Slaty ThrushTurdus nigricepsrecording
- Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandiirecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.