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.
Lessonia | |
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Andean negrito (Lessonia oreas) | |
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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] Lesson, 1830 |
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]
Species
The genus contains two species:[5]
Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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![]() | ![]() | Lessonia oreas | Andean negrito | central Peru south into western Bolivia, down into north eastern Chile and northern Argentina |
![]() | ![]() | Lessonia rufa | Austral negrito | Argentina and Chile, migrating north as far as Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay |
References
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