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| Pitangus | |
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| Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Pitangus Swainson, 1827 |
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Pitangus, the kiskadees, is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae. The generic name is derived from a Tupi word for the birds.[1]
[edit] Species
- Lesser Kiskadee, Pitangus lictor – sometimes separated in Philohydor
- Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
[edit] References
- ^ Holloway, Joel Ellis (2003). Dictionary of Birds of the United States: Scientific and Common Names. Timber Press. p. 162. ISBN 9780881926002. http://books.google.com/books?id=O07_W9NF39MC&.
[edit] External links
Data related to Pitangus at Wikispecies 
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