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Laniocera
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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

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyCotingidae
Observations recorded9,264

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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