Patagonian tyrant

Patagonian tyrant
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Colorhamphus; Sundevall, 1872
Species:	C. parvirostris
Binomial name
	Colorhamphus parvirostris; (Darwin, 1839)
Synonyms
	Ochthoeca parvirostris

The Patagonian tyrant (Colorhamphus parvirostris) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the only one in the genus Colorhamphus.^[2] It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Though it is a primarily insectivorous species, it has been seen also to eat the seeds of mayten and the fruit of leñadura.^[3]

References

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^ Chesser, R.T. & Marin, M. (1994) Seasonal distribution and natural history of the Patagonian tyrant (Colorhamphus parvirostris). Wilson Bulletin 106: 649-667.
^ McGehee, S.M. (2007) Consumption of leñadura (Maytenus magellanica) seeds by three primarily insectivorous bird species. Anales Instituto Patagonia (Chile) 35(1):71-73

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[2] Chesser, R.T. & Marin, M. (1994) Seasonal distribution and natural history of the Patagonian tyrant (Colorhamphus parvirostris). Wilson Bulletin 106: 649-667.

[3] McGehee, S.M. (2007) Consumption of leñadura (Maytenus magellanica) seeds by three primarily insectivorous bird species. Anales Instituto Patagonia (Chile) 35(1):71-73

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