Lessonia (bird)
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| Lessonia | |
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| Andean negrito (Lessonia oreas) | |
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| Austral negrito (Lessonia rufa) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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Lessonia is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family, found near freshwater lakes and saline marshes.
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
[edit | edit source]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 |
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Lessonia rufa | Austral negrito | Argentina and Chile, migrating north as far as Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay |
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