Uromyias

Uromyias
Agile tit-tyrant (Uromyias agilis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Uromyias
Hellmayr, 1927
Type species
Euscarthmus agilis[1]
Sclater, 1856
Species

2, see text

Uromyias is a genus of small Andean, tyrant flycatchers known as tit-tyrants. They were formerly recognized based on syrinxial and plumage characters, including a flatter crest and a longer tail, but was included within Anairetes due to genetic analysis.[2]: 177 [3] Recent analyses suggested splitting into Uromyias again.[4]

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.[2]: 177  Tit-tyrants live in temperate or arid scrub habitats and are mainly found in the Andes mountains.[2]: 177  It is one of only a few genera of small flycatchers that occur at such high altitudes.[2]: 190 

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  4. ^ DuBay, S.G., Witt, C.C. 2012. An improved phylogeny of the Andean tit-tyrants (Aves, Tyrannidae): More characters trump sophisticated analyses. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 64, 285–296.