The pied-crested tit-tyrant (''Anairetes reguloides'') is a species of

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in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in coastal

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

and far northern

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. Its natural

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s are subtropical or tropical moist

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and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Taxonomy

The pied-crested 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. 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.

References

pied-crested tit-tyrant Birds of Peru pied-crested tit-tyrant Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Frédéric de Lafresnaye Taxa named by Alcide d'Orbigny {{Tyrannidae-stub