| Twistwings | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhynchocyclidae |
| Genus: | Cnipodectes Sclater & Salvin, 1873 |
| Species | |
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Twistwings are two species of Tyrant flycatchers from the genus Cnipodectes. They are restricted to northern and western South America and southern Central America. The genus was monotypic until a new species, Cnipodectes superrufus, was described from Peru and Bolivia in 2007.[1] Their common name refers to the modified primaries.
Species[]
- Brownish Twistwing (Cnipodectes subbrunneus); alternatively Brownish Flycatcher.
- Rufous Twistwing (Cnipodectes superrufus).
References[]
- ^ Lane, D.F. et al. 2007. A distinctive new species of tyrant flycatcher (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae: Cnipodectes) from Southeastern Peru. The Auk 124:762–772
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