Polystictus (bird)
Appearance
Polystictus | |
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Bearded tachuri (Polystictus pectoralis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Polystictus Reichenbach, 1850 |
Polystictus is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
The genus contains the following two species:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Polystictus pectoralis | Bearded tachuri | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. | |
Polystictus superciliaris | Grey-backed tachuri | Brazil. |
References
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2019.