Biology:Twistwing

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Short description: Genus of birds

Twistwings
CnipodectesSubbrunneusSmit.jpg
Brownish twistwing (Cnipodectes subbrunneus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Cnipodectes
P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1873
Species

2, see text

Twistwings are two species of Tyrant flycatchers from the genus Cnipodectes. They are restricted to northern and western South America and southern Central America. The genus was monotypic until a new species, Cnipodectes superrufus, was described from Peru and Bolivia in 2007.[1] Their common name refers to the modified primaries. The genus contains two species.[2]

Species

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Cnipodectes subbrunneus - Brownish twistwing, Careiro, Amazonas, Brazil.jpg Cnipodectes subbrunneus brownish flycatcher, Brownish twistwing Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.
Cnipodectes superrufus Rufous Twistwing; Ramal do Noca, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil 02 (cropped).jpg Cnipodectes superrufus Rufous twistwing south-eastern Peru, northern Bolivia and far western Brazil

References

  1. Lane, D.F. et al. 2007. A distinctive new species of tyrant flycatcher (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae: Cnipodectes) from Southeastern Peru. The Auk 124:762–772
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/flycatchers/. Retrieved 29 June 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q868090 entry