| Kiskadees | |
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| File:Pitangus sulphuratus front.jpg | |
| Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Pitangus Swainson, 1827 |
| Species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pitangus, the kiskadees, is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae. The generic name is derived from a Tupi word for the birds.[1]
Species[]
- Lesser Kiskadee, Philohydor lictor
- Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
References[]
- ^ Holloway, Joel Ellis (2003). Dictionary of Birds of the United States: Scientific and Common Names. Timber Press. p. 162. ISBN 9780881926002.
External links[]
Data related to Kiskadee at Wikispecies
Media related to Pitangus at Wikimedia Commons
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