Laniocera

Genus of birds

Mourners
Cinereous mourner (Laniocera hypopyrra)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Subfamily: Tityrinae
Genus: Laniocera
Lesson, 1841
Type species
Laniocera sanguinaria[1]
Lesson, 1841

Laniocera is a genus of passerine birds 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. They share the common name "mourner" with the species in the genera Schiffornis, Laniisoma and Rhytipterna.

Species

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Laniocera rufescens Speckled mourner Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Laniocera hypopyrra Cinereous mourner Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

References

  1. ^ "Tityridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. ^ Adopt the Family Tityridae Archived 2008-05-08 at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2007)
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Taxon identifiers
Laniocera


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