Brown-winged schiffornis

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Brown-winged schiffornis
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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S. turdina
Binomial name
Schiffornis turdina
(Wied, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Heteropelma wallacii

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The brown-winged schiffornis (Schiffornis turdina), is a species of Neotropical bird.

Distribution and habitat

It is found from Mexico through Amazonia in eastern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Description

It is medium-sized, about 24 cm (9 in.) long. Depending on subspecies, it is overall brownish or olive. The belly is often greyish.

Taxonomy

The brown-winged schiffornis has traditionally been placed in the manakin family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae,[1] where now placed by SACC.

The species was split by the AOU in 2013 from the species complex thrush-like schiffornis.[2]

References

  1. Adopt the Family Tityridae - South American Classification Committee (2007)
  2. Nyári, Á. S. 2007. Phylogeographic patterns, molecular and vocal differentiation, and species limits in Schiffornis turdina (Aves). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: 154–164
  • Howell, Steve N.G., and Sophie Webb. "A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America." Oxford University Press, New York, 1995. (ISBN 0-19-854012-4)