Lipaugus is a genus of birds in the family Cotingidae.
The genus was introduced in 1828 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1828. Boie spelled the genus name as Lipangus but this was corrected to Lipaugus.[1] [2] The name comes from the Greek lipaugēs, meaning "dark" or "devoid of light". The type species was designated by George Gray in 1840 as the screaming piha.[2] [3]
The genus contains nine species.[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipaugus unirufus | Rufous piha | Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama | |
| Lipaugus streptophorus | Rose-collared piha | south-eastern Venezuela, western Guyana and far northern Brazil | |
| Lipaugus vociferans | Screaming piha | Amazon and tropical parts of the Mata Atlântica in South America | |
| Lipaugus lanioides | Cinnamon-vented piha | southeastern Brazil. | |
| Lipaugus ater (formerly in Tijuca) | Black-and-gold cotinga | Serra do Mar in south-eastern Brazil | |
| Lipaugus conditus (formerly in Tijuca) | Grey-winged cotinga | Serra dos Órgãos and Serra do Tinguá in Rio de Janeiro State of Brazil | |
| Lipaugus weberi | Chestnut-capped piha | Colombia | |
| Lipaugus fuscocinereus | Dusky piha | Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru | |
| Lipaugus uropygialis | Scimitar-winged piha | Bolivia and Peru | |
Two former Lipaugus species are now in the genus Snowornis. The dusky, chestnut-capped, cinnamon-vented, and scimitar-winged pihas may form a superspecies.