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Rufous-browed peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Vireonidae |
Genus: |
Cyclarhis Swainson, 1824 |
Type species | |
Tanagra gujanensis
Gmelin, JF, 1789
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Species | |
The peppershrikes are two species of passerine bird found in tropical Central and South America. They form the genus Cyclarhis, part of the vireo family.
These are heavyset birds with a hooked shrike-like bill. Although sluggish and very vocal, the peppershrikes are still difficult to spot as they feed on insects and spiders in the canopy aloft. Their cup-shaped nests can likewise be found high in the trees.
The genus Cyclarhis was introduced in 1789 by the English naturalist William Swainson to accommodate a single species, the rufous-browed peppershrike, which is therefore the type species. [1] [2] The genus name is from the Ancient Greek kuklos meaning "circle" and rhis, rhinos meaning "nostrils". [3] The genus contains two species. [4]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Rufous-browed peppershrike | C. gujanensis | Mexico and Trinidad south to Argentina and Uruguay. |
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Black-billed peppershrike | C. nigrirostris | Colombia and northern Ecuador. |
Peppershrikes | |
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Rufous-browed peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Vireonidae |
Genus: |
Cyclarhis Swainson, 1824 |
Type species | |
Tanagra gujanensis
Gmelin, JF, 1789
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Species | |
The peppershrikes are two species of passerine bird found in tropical Central and South America. They form the genus Cyclarhis, part of the vireo family.
These are heavyset birds with a hooked shrike-like bill. Although sluggish and very vocal, the peppershrikes are still difficult to spot as they feed on insects and spiders in the canopy aloft. Their cup-shaped nests can likewise be found high in the trees.
The genus Cyclarhis was introduced in 1789 by the English naturalist William Swainson to accommodate a single species, the rufous-browed peppershrike, which is therefore the type species. [1] [2] The genus name is from the Ancient Greek kuklos meaning "circle" and rhis, rhinos meaning "nostrils". [3] The genus contains two species. [4]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Rufous-browed peppershrike | C. gujanensis | Mexico and Trinidad south to Argentina and Uruguay. |
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Black-billed peppershrike | C. nigrirostris | Colombia and northern Ecuador. |