Purpletufts | |
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Male buff-throated purpletuft | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tityridae |
Subfamily: | Tityrinae |
Genus: |
Iodopleura Lesson, 1839 |
Type species | |
Pardalotus pipra
[1] Lesson, 1831
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The purpletufts (Iodopleura) are a genus of birds 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. These relatively small, short-tailed birds are found in the canopy of forests in tropical South America. Their name is a reference to the purple feather tufts on the flanks of the male, but these are often not visible when the wings are held closed, and females lack them entirely.
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Iodopleura pipra | Buff-throated purpletuft | eastern Brazil. | |
Iodopleura isabellae | White-browed purpletuft | Amazon Rainforest. | |
Iodopleura fusca | Dusky purpletuft | southeastern Venezuela, and very locally in northeastern Brazil. |
Purpletufts | |
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Male buff-throated purpletuft | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tityridae |
Subfamily: | Tityrinae |
Genus: |
Iodopleura Lesson, 1839 |
Type species | |
Pardalotus pipra
[1] Lesson, 1831
|
The purpletufts (Iodopleura) are a genus of birds 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. These relatively small, short-tailed birds are found in the canopy of forests in tropical South America. Their name is a reference to the purple feather tufts on the flanks of the male, but these are often not visible when the wings are held closed, and females lack them entirely.
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Iodopleura pipra | Buff-throated purpletuft | eastern Brazil. | |
Iodopleura isabellae | White-browed purpletuft | Amazon Rainforest. | |
Iodopleura fusca | Dusky purpletuft | southeastern Venezuela, and very locally in northeastern Brazil. |