Polystictus (bird)
Genus of birds
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 |
Type species | |
Platyrhynchus minimus[1] Gould, 1839 |
Polystictus is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae commonly known as tachuris.
The genus contains the following two species:[2]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Bearded tachuri
| Polystictus pectoralis (Vieillot, 1817) | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | NT
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Grey-backed tachuri
| Polystictus superciliaris (Wied, 1831) | Brazil. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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Genera of passerines and their extinct allies
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Clade: Psittacopasseres
- Order: Passeriformes
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