Shrike-tyrant

The shrike-tyrants are a genus, Agriornis, of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. The members of this genus are found in open habitats in western and southern South America, usually at high elevations. They are large and heavy billed by tyrant-flycatcher standards, and include the largest representative of the family, the great shrike-tyrant. These five species all have a dull brownish or greyish plumage. Despite their name any similarity with the shrikes is superficial. Many field guides note their greater (but also superficial) resemblance to thrushes.

Shrike-tyrants
Great shrike-tyrant, (Agriornis livida)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Agriornis
Gould, 1839
Type species
Agriornis micropterus[1]
Gould, 1839

Species

The genus contains the following 5 species:[2]

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Black-billed shrike-tyrantAgriornis montanaArgentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Lesser shrike-tyrantAgriornis murinanorthern Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay.
White-tailed shrike-tyrantAgriornis albicaudaArgentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.
Grey-bellied shrike-tyrantAgriornis micropteraArgentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Great shrike-tyrantAgriornis lividaChile and adjacent areas of south-western Argentina.

References

  1. "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 July 2019.


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