Lessonia (bird)

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Lessonia (bird)

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)
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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
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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]

Species

The genus contains two species:[5]

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MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Lessonia oreasAndean negritocentral Peru south into western Bolivia, down into north eastern Chile and northern Argentina
Lessonia rufaAustral negritoArgentina and Chile, migrating north as far as Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
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