Lessonia (bird)
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Lessonia is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family, found near freshwater lakes and saline marshes.
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Lessonia | |
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Andean negrito (Lessonia oreas) | |
Austral negrito (Lessonia rufa) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Lessonia Swainson, 1832 |
Type species | |
Anthus sordidus[1] = Alauda rufa Lesson, 1830 |
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The genus was erected by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1832 with the Austral negrito as the type species.[2][3] The genus name was chosen to honour the French Navy surgeon and naturalist René Lesson (1794–1849).[4]