Buff-throated purpletuft

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Buff-throated purpletuft
Adult male
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I. pipra
Binomial name
Iodopleura pipra
(Lesson, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Iodopleura leucopygia

The buff-throated purpletuft (Iodopleura pipra) is a small species of South American bird in the family Tityridae. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae,[2] where now placed by SACC.

It is endemic to Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

Male I. p. leucopygia, illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ Adopt the Family Tityridae Archived May 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2007)