Biology:Laniocera

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Short description: Genus of birds


Mourners
Laniocera hypopyrra - Cinereous Mourner.JPG
Cinereous mourner (Laniocera hypopyrra)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Subfamily: Tityrinae
Genus: Laniocera
Lesson, 1841
Type species
Laniocera sanguinaria[1]
Lesson, 1841

Laniocera is a genus of passerine birds in the family Tityridae. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae,[2] where now placed by SACC. They share the common name "mourner" with the species in the genera Schiffornis, Laniisoma and Rhytipterna.

Species

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Speckled Mourner.jpg Laniocera rufescens Speckled mourner Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Laniocera hypopyrra - Cinereous Mourner.JPG Laniocera hypopyrra Cinereous mourner Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

References

  1. "Tityridae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=206. 
  2. Adopt the Family Tityridae - South American Classification Committee (2007)

Wikidata ☰ Q1127917 entry