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Patagonian tyrant

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Scientific name
  
Colorhamphus parvirostris

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Tyrannidae

Higher classification
  
Colorhamphus

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Genus
  
Colorhamphus Sundevall, 1872

Similar
  
Buff‑cheeked tody‑flycatcher, Rufous‑lored tyrannulet, Black‑fronted tyrannulet

The Patagonian tyrant (Colorhamphus parvirostris) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the only one in the genus Colorhamphus. It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Though it is a primarily insectivorous species, it has been seen also to eat the seeds of mayten and the fruit of leñadura.

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Patagonian tyrant Wikipedia