Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes alpinus)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Carriker, 1933)

Habitat
Semi-humid, mixed Polylepis-Gynoxys woodland. From 3,700 - 4,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia (B), Peru (B).

Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Heavy grazing and the uncontrolled use of fire, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Call is a soft, rolling series of nasal, repeated 'crriu' notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes alpinus) [XC218496]
by Andrew Spencer from Abra Malaga area, Cuzco, Peru (call)

Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes alpinus) [XC74468]
by id from Abra Malaga, Cusco, Peru (call)

Subspecies
Genus was long known as Spizitornis. Formerly treated in monotypic genus Yanacea, but plumage and molecular evidence suggest close relationship with Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes flavirostris).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

alpinus (Carriker, 1933) - Western Andean slope in northern Peru (Ancash, La Libertad).
bolivianus (Carriker, 1935) - South-eastern Peru (Cuzco, Apur��mac) and north-western Bolivia (La Paz).

Similar Species
Other Anairetes spp. are heavily streaked below, but Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant (Uromyias agraphia) has a plain crest, pale eyebrow and brown upperparts.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes alpinus) - 10 files

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