The ash-breasted tit-tyrant (''Anairetes alpinus'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in

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and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy

The ash-breasted tit-tyrant's genus, ''

Anairetes ''Anairetes'' is a genus containing the tit-tyrants, a group of small, mainly Andean birds, in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. The group briefly included the genus Uromyias, which had been recognized based on syringeal and plumage cha ...

'', is believed to be most closely related to the genera ''

Mecocerculus ''Mecocerculus'' is a genus of birds in the large tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family ...

'' and ''

Serpophaga ''Serpophaga'' is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of bird ...

''; however, there is no definitive evidence supporting this claim.del Hoyo 2004, p. 176 Members of the 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.del Hoyo 2004, p. 177

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External links

BirdLife Species Factsheet.

ash-breasted tit-tyrant The ash-breasted tit-tyrant (''Anairetes alpinus'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonom ...

Birds of the Peruvian Andes

Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Tyrannidae-stub