Patagonian Tyrant
Encyclopedia
The Patagonian Tyrant is a species of bird
in the Tyrannidae family, the only one in the genus
Colorhamphus.
It is found in Argentina
and Chile
.
Its natural habitat
is temperate forest
s.
Though it is a primarily insectivorous species, it has been seen also to eat the seeds of mayten
and the fruit of leñadura
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Tyrannidae family, the only one in the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Colorhamphus.
It is found in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
.
Its natural habitat
Habitat
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is temperate forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s.
Though it is a primarily insectivorous species, it has been seen also to eat the seeds of mayten
Maytenus boaria
Maytenus boaria is an evergreen tree of the family Celastraceae, native from South America, up to 20 m , 80 cm diameter , straight trunk. It occurs naturally approximately from 30 to 50ºS: Chile and Argentina.-Description:...
and the fruit of leñadura
Maytenus magellanica
Maytenus magellanica, is a small evergreen tree from the genus Maytenus, up to 5 meters , in the Celastraceae...
.