Serpophaga
Appearance
Serpophaga | |
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Sooty tyrannulet (Serpophaga nigricans) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Serpophaga Gould, 1839 |
Type genus | |
Serpophaga subcristata |
Serpophaga is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae that are found in Central and South America.
The genus contains six species:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Serpophaga cinerea | Torrent tyrannulet | Costa Rica south to northern Bolivia and northwestern Venezuela. | |
Serpophaga hypoleuca | River tyrannulet | Orinoco and Amazon Basin | |
Serpophaga munda | White-bellied tyrannulet | Andes of Bolivia and northern Argentina | |
Serpophaga nigricans | Sooty tyrannulet | Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay; also southern Paraguay. | |
Serpophaga subcristata | White-crested tyrannulet | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay | |
Serpophaga griseicapilla | Straneck's tyrannulet | Argentina |
References
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- Straneck, R. 2007. Una nueva especie de Serpophaga (Aves Tyrannidae). Revista FAVE - Ciencias Veterinarias 6 (1-2): 31–42.
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