Tit-tyrant

The tit-tyrants are a group of small, mainly Andean, tyrant flycatchers from the genera Anairetes and Uromyias.

The tit-tyrants are fairly small birds (11–14 cm) that get their common name from the tit family, due to their energetic tit-like dispositions and appearance, primarily in their crests. Tit-tyrants live in temperate or arid scrub habitats and are mainly found in the Andes mountains. It is one of only a few genera of small flycatchers that occur at such high altitudes.

Species

 * Anairetes
 * Ash-breasted tit-tyrant, Anairetes alpinus
 * Black-crested tit-tyrant, Anairetes nigrocristatus
 * Pied-crested tit-tyrant, Anairetes reguloides
 * Yellow-billed tit-tyrant, Anairetes flavirostris
 * Juan Fernández tit-tyrant, Anairetes fernandezianus
 * Tufted tit-tyrant, Anairetes parulus


 * Uromyias
 * Agile tit-tyrant, Uromyias agilis
 * Unstreaked tit-tyrant, Uromyias agraphia