Western sirystes

The western sirystes or Chocó sirystes (Sirystes albogriseus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the sibilant sirystes.

Western sirystes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Sirystes
Species:
S. albogriseus
Binomial name
Sirystes albogriseus
(Lawrence, 1863)

Distribution and habitat

It is found from Panama to northwestern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International. 2017. Sirystes albogriseus (amended version of assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103682304A118647671. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103682304A118647671.en. Downloaded on 08 May 2018.
  • Donegan, T.M. 2013b. Vocal variation and species limits in the genus Sirystes (Tyrannidae). Conservacion Colombiana 19: 11–30.
  • South American Classification Committee (May 1, 2014). "Proposal (#610) to South American Classification Committee – Split Sirystes into two (A) or four (B) species". Retrieved August 9, 2014.
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