Buff-throated_purpletuft

Buff-throated purpletuft

Buff-throated purpletuft

Species of bird

The buff-throated purpletuft (Iodopleura pipra) is a small species of South American bird 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.

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

Male I. p. leucopygia, illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888

References

  1. [1]
    BirdLife International (2016). "Iodopleura pipra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700818A93798415. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700818A93798415.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Adopt the Family Tityridae Archived May 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2007)


This Tityridae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Buff-throated_purpletuft, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.