Rhytipterna

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

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:[1]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Rhytipterna immunda Pale-bellied mourner Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Suriname, and Venezuela
Rhytipterna simplex - Grayish Mourner.jpg Rhytipterna simplex Greyish mourner Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela
Rufous Mourner - Panama H8O0032.jpg Rhytipterna holerythra Rufous mourner southwestern 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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