Family Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Least Concern
Black-chested Tyrant (Taeniotriccus andrei)
Taxonomy
French: Tyranneau d’André German: Schwarzschopf-Todityrann Spanish: Mosquero pechinegro
Taxonomy:
Taeniotriccus andrei
Berlepsch and E. J. O. Hartert
, 1902,La Prisión, Río Caura, Bolívar, Venezuela
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Subspecies and Distribution
T. a. andrei
Berlepsch & E. J. O. Hartert, 1902 – NE & EC Venezuela in E Monagas, Delta Amacuro and C Bolívar (mostly lower and middle R Caura and R Paragua), and extreme N Brazil (NE Amazonas, N Roraima).
T. a. klagesi
Todd, 1925 – locally in EC Brazil S of Amazon (S Pará, N Maranhão, N Mato Grosso#R).
Descriptive notes
12 cm; 8–9·6 g. Distinctive, with lax, ruff-like crest, modified bristly feathers projecting from above and in front of eyes. Male has forehead, chin, throat, side of... read more
Voice
Most commonly heard vocalization (particularly among spontaneously calling individuals) a reedy... read more
Habitat
Understorey of humid tropical lowland evergreen forest and forest edge, particularly in seasonally... read more
Food and feeding
Probably feeds on variety of insects and other small arthropods; only items identified in field observations were small orthopterans. All... read more
Breeding
Nothing known.
Movements
Presumed resident throughout range.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Poorly known; generally considered rare and patchily distributed throughout range, although it appears to be at least locally not uncommon, for... read more
Race klagesi poorly known, validity questioned; maintained meantime, on basis of apparent large geographical separation from nominate, along with claimed plumage distinctions. Two subspecies currently recognized.