Andean Negrito
Lessonia oreas(Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1869)
English (US) Andean Negrito
The Andean Negrito (Lessonia oreas) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Andes of Peru (Huánuco) to northern Chile and northwestern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lessonia oreas
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Andean Negrito
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1869)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Centrites oreas
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1869)
- Type locality
- Tinta, Cuzco, Peru.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869, pt.1 p.154
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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