Twistwings are two species of Tyrant flycatchers from the genus Cnipodectes. They are restricted to northern and western South America and southern Central America. The genus was monotypic until a new species, Cnipodectes superrufus, was described from Peru and Bolivia in 2007.[1] Their common name refers to the modified primaries. The genus contains two species.[2]

Species

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Cnipodectes subbrunneus brownish flycatcher, Brownish twistwing Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.
Cnipodectes superrufus Rufous twistwing south-eastern Peru, northern Bolivia and far western Brazil

References

  1. ^ Lane, D.F. et al. 2007. A distinctive new species of tyrant flycatcher (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae: Cnipodectes) from Southeastern Peru. The Auk 124:762–772
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2019.