Black-chested tyrant

Black-chested tyrant
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Taeniotriccus
Berlepsch & Hartert, 1902
Species: T. andrei
Binomial name
Taeniotriccus andrei
Berlepsch & Hartert, 1902
Synonyms

Poecilotriccus andrei (Berlepsch & Hartert, 1902)

The black-chested tyrant (Taeniotriccus andrei) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Brazil, Suriname, and Venezuela. It is placed in the monotypic genus Taeniotriccus by most ornithologists,[2] although it has formerly been in the genus Poecilotriccus.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Taeniotriccus andrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "Black-chested Tyrant (Taeniotriccus andrei)". The Internet Bird Collection. Retrieved 1 December 2011.