Polystictus (bird)

Polystictus
Bearded tachuri (Polystictus pectoralis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus:
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

Polystictus pectoralis
(Vieillot, 1817) 		Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 NT 


Grey-backed tachuri

Polystictus superciliaris
(Wied, 1831) 		Brazil.
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 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.
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