White-browed purpletuft

The white-browed purpletuft (Iodopleura isabellae) is a small South American species of bird in the family Tityridae. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae,[2] where now placed by SACC. It is found in the canopy of the western and southern Amazon Rainforest.

Sani Lodge- Ecuador

White-browed purpletuft
Female at Beruri, Amazonas, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Genus: Iodopleura
Species:
I. isabellae
Binomial name
Iodopleura isabellae
Parzudaki, 1847

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Iodopleura isabellae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Adopt the Family Tityridae - South American Classification Committee (2007)


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