
Laniocera
Sign in to saveLaniocera 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, where now placed by SACC. They share the common name "mourner" with the species in the genera Schiffornis, Laniisoma and Rhytipterna.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCotingidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- Family
- Cotingidae
- Collections
- CUMV, USNM, UMZC, UNICAMP, NHMUK, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Colombia, [Guyana], Ecuador
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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, where now placed by SACC. They share the common name "mourner" with the species in the genera Schiffornis, Laniisoma and Rhytipterna.
==Species== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name!! Distribution |- |120px ||Laniocera rufescens|| Speckled mourner || Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. |- |120px || Laniocera hypopyrra|| Cinereous mourner || Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |- |}
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