Patagonian Tyrant

About the Patagonian Tyrant

The Patagonian tyrant (Colorhamphus parvirostris) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina and Chile. The Patagonian tyrant was originally described as Myiobius parvirostris. It successively had many reassignments as Tyrannula parvirostris, Serpophaga parvirostris, Elainea murina, and Muscicapa parvirostris before attaining its current binomial Colorhamphus parvirostris in the late 1800s. However, at least one late twentieth century author called it Ochthoeca parvirostris, and a 2020 publication suggested that was its proper binomial.

The Patagonian tyrant is the only member of genus Colorhamphus and has no subspecies. The Patagonian tyrant is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long. The sexes have essentially the same plumage though females sometimes have a darker throat than males. Adults have a mostly gray head with a darker brownish gray crown and a blackish streak behind the eye. Their upperparts are olive-brown. Their wings are blackish brown with wide cinnamon edges on the coverts that show as two wing bars. Their tail is blackish brown. Their throat and underparts are grayish with... Wikipedia →