Piprites

Piprites is a genus of bird traditionally placed in the family Tyrannidae.

Piprites
Black-capped piprites (Piprites pileata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Piprites
Cabanis, 1847

Species

The genus Piprites contains 3 species:[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Piprites chlorisWing-barred pipritesArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Piprites griseicepsGrey-headed pipritesCosta Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Piprites pileataBlack-capped pipritessoutheastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina

References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2019.


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