Piprites

Piprites
	Piprites pileata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Piprites; Cabanis, 1847

Piprites is a genus of bird traditionally placed in the Pipridae family, although it remains unclear if this is correct. The IUCN and Clements have it traditionally placed in Pipridae, while the IOC have it placed in the Tyrannidae. It is considered incertae sedis by authorities such as SACC and NACC.^[1] It contains the following species:

Extant Species

Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
Piprites chloris	Wing-barred piprites	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Piprites griseiceps	Grey-headed piprites	Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Piprites pileata	Black-capped piprites	south-eastern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina

References

↑ Remsen, J. V., Jr., C. D. Cadena, A. Jaramillo, M. Nores, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, T. S. Schulenberg, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, & K. J. Zimmer. 2007. A classification of the bird species of South America. Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine. American Ornithologists' Union. Accessed 14 December 2007.

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[1] Remsen, J. V., Jr., C. D. Cadena, A. Jaramillo, M. Nores, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, T. S. Schulenberg, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, & K. J. Zimmer. 2007. A classification of the bird species of South America. Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine. American Ornithologists' Union. Accessed 14 December 2007.