Buff-throated purpletuft

Buff-throated purpletuft
Adult male
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Genus: Iodopleura
Species:
I. pipra
Binomial name
Iodopleura pipra
(Lesson, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Iodopleura leucopygia

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.

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

References

  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. ^ Adopt the Family Tityridae Archived May 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2007)