Rhytipterna
Rufous mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Rhytipterna
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]

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. ↑ "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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