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. The genus contains two species.[2]
| Twistwings | |
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| Brownish twistwing (Cnipodectes subbrunneus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Cnipodectes P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1873 |
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2, see text | |
Species
edit| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| brownish flycatcher, Brownish twistwing
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Cnipodectes subbrunneus (Sclater, PL, 1860) |
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Rufous twistwing
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Cnipodectes superrufus Lane, Servat, Valqui & Lambert, 2007 |
south-eastern Peru, northern Bolivia and far western Brazil
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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References
edit- ^ Lane, D.F. et al. 2007. A distinctive new species of tyrant flycatcher (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae: Cnipodectes) from Southeastern Peru. The Auk 124:762–772
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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