Peppershrike
| Peppershrikes | |
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| File:Cyclarhis gujanensis.jpg | |
| Rufous-browed peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vireonidae |
| Genus: | Cyclarhis Swainson, 1824 |
| Type species | |
| Tanagra gujanensis Gmelin, JF, 1789
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| Species | |
The peppershrikes are two species of passerine bird found in tropical Central and South America. They form the genus Cyclarhis, part of the vireo family.
These are heavyset birds with a hooked shrike-like bill. Although sluggish and very vocal, the peppershrikes are still difficult to spot as they feed on insects and spiders in the canopy aloft. Their cup-shaped nests can likewise be found high in the trees.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The genus Cyclarhis was introduced in 1789 by the English naturalist William Swainson to accommodate a single species, the rufous-browed peppershrike, which is therefore the type species.[1][2] The genus name is from the Ancient Greek kuklos meaning "circle" and rhis, rhinos meaning "nostrils".[3] The genus contains two species.[4]
Species
[edit | edit source]| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| File:Pitiguari (Cyclarhis gujanensis) (17359710466).jpg | Rufous-browed peppershrike | C. gujanensis | Mexico and Trinidad south to Argentina and Uruguay. |
| File:Cyclarhis nigrirostris Verderón piquinegro Black-billed Peppershrike (6685922211).jpg | Black-billed peppershrike | C. nigrirostris | Colombia and northern Ecuador. |
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