| Uromyias | |
|---|---|
 Agile Tit-tyrant (Uromyias agilis) | |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Tyrannidae |
| Genus | Uromyias |
Uromyias is a genus of tyrant flycatchers known as tit-tyrants. They were formerly recognized based on syringial and plumage characters, including a flatter crest and a longer tail, but was included within Anairetes due to genetic analysis. Recent analyses suggested splitting into Uromyias again.
The tit-tyrants are fairly small birds (11–14 cm) that get their common name from the Paridae (tit) family, due to their energetic tit-like dispositions and appearance, primarily in their crests. Tit-tyrants live in temperate or arid scrub habitats and are mainly found in the Andes mountains. It is one of only a few genera of small flycatchers that occur at such high altitudes.
Species[]
Agile Tit-tyrant (Sclater, 1856) (Uromyias agilis) Unstreaked Tit-tyrant (Chapman, 1919) (Uromyias agraphia)