Rhytipterna

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.

Rhytipterna
Rufous mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Rhytipterna
L. Reichenbach, 1850
Type species
Rhytipterna simplex

The genus contains three species:[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Rhytipterna immundaPale-bellied mournerBrazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Suriname, and Venezuela
Rhytipterna simplexGreyish mournerBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela
Rhytipterna holerythraRufous mournersouthwestern Mexico to northwestern Ecuador.

References

  1. 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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