Lipaugus

Lipaugus
	Rufous piha (Lipaugus unirufus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Cotingidae
Genus:	Lipaugus; F. Boie, 1828

Lipaugus is a genus of birds in the family Cotingidae. Established by Friedrich Boie in 1828, it contains the following species:[1]

Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
Lipaugus fuscocinereus	Dusky piha	Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Lipaugus uropygialis	Scimitar-winged piha	Bolivia and Peru.
Lipaugus vociferans	Screaming piha	Amazon and tropical parts of the Mata Atlântica in South America.
Lipaugus unirufus	Rufous piha	Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Lipaugus lanioides	Cinnamon-vented piha	southeastern Brazil.
Lipaugus streptophorus	Rose-collared piha	south-eastern Venezuela, western Guyana and far northern Brazil
Lipaugus weberi	Chestnut-capped piha	Colombia.
Lipaugus ater	Black-and-gold cotinga	Serra do Mar in south-eastern Brazil
Lipaugus conditus	Grey-winged cotinga	Serra dos Órgãos and Serra do Tinguá in Rio de Janeiro State of Brazil

Two former Lipaugus species are now in the genus Snowornis.[2] The name Lipaugus is a Greek lipaugēs, meaning "dark" or "devoid of light".[3]

References

"ITIS Report: Lipaugus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy (2009). Field Guide to the Songbirds of South America: The Passerines. Austin, TX, US: University of Texas Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-292-71748-0.
Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 397. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

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