Polystictus (bird)

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Polystictus
File:Polystictus pectoralis pectoralis.jpg
Bearded tachuri (Polystictus pectoralis)
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

Genus Polystictus Reichenbach, 1850 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Bearded tachuri

File:Polystictus pectoralis Bearded Tachuri.JPG

Polystictus pectoralis
(Vieillot, 1817)
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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 NT 


Grey-backed tachuri

File:Polystictus superciliaris - Grey-backed Tachuri.JPG

Polystictus superciliaris
(Wied, 1831)
Brazil.
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 LC 


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 27 June 2019.