Agile tit-tyrant

The agile tit-tyrant (Uromyias agilis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is native to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.^[1]

Agile tit-tyrant
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Uromyias
Species:	U. agilis
Binomial name
Uromyias agilis (Sclater, PL, 1856)
Synonyms
Anairetes agilis

Uromyias agilis chirping

This bird lives in mountain forests in the Andes. It is associated with bamboo of the genus Chusquea. It builds its nest in the stalks, using the leaves to weave the cup and lining it with the feathers of other birds.^[2]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Uromyias agilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22699369A93728721. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699369A93728721.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Bonier, F., Martin, P. R., & Moore, I. T. (2008). First description of the nest and young of the Agile Tit-Tyrant (Uromyias agilis). Ornitologia Neotropical 19, 117-22.

Further reading

• del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Christie, D., eds. (2004). "Agile Tit-Tyrant". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 9: Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. pp. 278, 282–3. ISBN 978-84-87334-69-6.