Antpipit
| Antpipit | |
|---|---|
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| Southern antpipit (Corythopis delalandi) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Corythopis Sundevall, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Myiothera calcarata[1] zu Wied, 1831
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The antpipits, Corythopis, are a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. These are long legged species that spend most of the time on the ground.
The genus contains two species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
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Corythopis torquatus | Ringed antpipit | Amazon Basin of Brazil and the Guianas, and Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and in eastern Venezuela |
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Corythopis delalandi | Southern antpipit | southern Brazil and the pantanal of Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pipromorphidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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