Schiffornis
Encyclopedia
Schiffornis is a genus of bird
in the Tityridae
family. It has traditionally been placed in the manakin
family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae
, where now placed by SACC. Instead of Schiffornis', they are sometimes referred to as mourners
; a name they share with members of the genera Laniocera
, Laniisoma and Rhytipterna
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Tityridae
Tityridae
Tityridae is family of suboscine passerine birds found in forest and woodland in the Neotropics. The approximately 30 species in this family were formerly spread over the families Tyrannidae, Pipridae and Cotingidae . As yet, no widely accepted common name exists for the family, although Tityras...
family. It has traditionally been placed in the manakin
Manakin
The manakins are a family, Pipridae, of unique small suboscine passerine birds. The family contains some 60 species. They are distributed through the American tropics...
family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae
Tityridae
Tityridae is family of suboscine passerine birds found in forest and woodland in the Neotropics. The approximately 30 species in this family were formerly spread over the families Tyrannidae, Pipridae and Cotingidae . As yet, no widely accepted common name exists for the family, although Tityras...
, where now placed by SACC. Instead of Schiffornis', they are sometimes referred to as mourners
Mourner (bird)
A mourner is a person who engages in mourning.Mourner is also the common name used for several Neotropical birds from families Tityridae and Tyrannidae.-Species:* Tityridae:** genus Schiffornis....
; a name they share with members of the genera Laniocera
Laniocera
Laniocera is a genus of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC...
, Laniisoma and Rhytipterna
Rhytipterna
Rhytipterna is a genus of bird in the Tyrannidae family. They share the common name "mourner" with several species in the family Tityridae.-Species:* Pale-bellied Mourner * Greyish Mourner...
.
Species
- Greater (or Várzea) SchiffornisGreater SchiffornisThe Varzea Schiffornis , also called Várzea Mourner or Greater Schiffornis, is a species of bird in the Tityridae family...
(Schiffornis major) - Thrush-like SchiffornisThrush-like SchiffornisThe Thrush-like Schiffornis , also called Thrush-like Mourner or Thrush-like Manakin, is a species of Neotropical bird.-Distribution and habitat:...
(Schiffornis turdina) - probably includes several species-level taxa. - Greenish SchiffornisGreenish SchiffornisThe Greenish Schiffornis , also Greenish Mourner or Greenish Manakin , is a species of bird in the Tityridae family...
(Schiffornis virescens)