Tufted tit-tyrant

Anairetes parulus

The Tufted tit-tyrant (Anairetes parulus) is a bird found in Chile, Argentina, Ecuador and Peru. Woods and scrub from Colombia to southern Chile. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Anairetes parulus
Region	South America
Found in	Chile, Argentina, Ecuador and Peru

🏡 Where the Tufted tit-tyrant lives

Woods and scrub from Colombia to southern Chile.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 A tiny bird with a tall, thin crest that looks like a pointed hat.

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Recorded by Cristian Pinto Fernandez (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC696435. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Tufted tit-tyrant

Where does the Tufted tit-tyrant live?

The Tufted tit-tyrant lives in Chile, Argentina, Ecuador and Peru. Woods and scrub from Colombia to southern Chile.

What does the Tufted tit-tyrant eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Tufted tit-tyrant endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.