Brown-winged schiffornis explained
The brown-winged schiffornis (Schiffornis turdina), is a species of Neotropical bird in the family Tityridae.
Taxonomy
The brown-winged schiffornis has traditionally been placed in the manakin family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae,[1] where it is now placed by the South American Classification Committee.
The species was split by the AOU in 2013 from the species complex thrush-like schiffornis.[2]
Description
It is medium-sized, about 24 cm (9 in.) long. Depending on subspecies, it is overall brownish or olive. The belly is often greyish.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Amazon rainforest and eastern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
References
- Howell, Steve N.G., and Sophie Webb. "A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America." Oxford University Press, New York, 1995.
Further reading
- Book: Skutch, Alexander F. . Alexander Skutch . 1969 . Thrush-like manakin . Life Histories of Central American Birds III: Families Cotingidae, Pipridae, Formicariidae, Furnariidae, Dendrocolaptidae, and Picidae . Pacific Coast Avifauna, Number 35 . Berkeley, California . Cooper Ornithological Society . https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/pca/pca_035.pdf#page=148 . 148–157 . none .
Notes and References
- http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop313.html Adopt the Family Tityridae
- Nyári, Á. S. 2007. Phylogeographic patterns, molecular and vocal differentiation, and species limits in Schiffornis turdina (Aves). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: 154–164
