Northern schiffornis

Northern schiffornis
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Genus: Schiffornis
Species: S. veraepacis
Binomial name
Schiffornis veraepacis
(PL Sclater and Salvin, 1860)

The northern schiffornis (Schiffornis veraepacis), is a species of Neotropical bird.

Distribution and habitat

It is found from southeast Mexico to western Colombia and Venezuela. 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.

Taxonomy

The northern 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
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