Rhytipterna

Rhytipterna
Rufous mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus:
Reichenbach, 1850
Type species
Tyrannus calcaratus[1] = Rhytipterna simplex
Swainson, 1837

Rhytipterna is a genus of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. They share the common name "mourner" with several species in the family Tityridae.

The genus contains three species:[2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Rhytipterna immunda Pale-bellied mourner Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Suriname, and Venezuela
Rhytipterna simplex Greyish mourner Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela
Rhytipterna holerythra Rufous mourner southwestern Mexico to northwestern Ecuador.

References

  1. ^ "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 July 2019.


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