Rufous Twistwing
Cnipodectes superrufusLane, DF; Servat, GP; Valqui H, TH; Lambert, FR, 2007
English (US) Rufous Twistwing
The Rufous Twistwing (Cnipodectes superrufus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: southwestern Amazonia in southeastern Peru, southwestern Brazil, and northwestern BoliviaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cnipodectes superrufus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Rufous Twistwing
- Described by
- Lane, DF; Servat, GP; Valqui H, TH; Lambert, FR, 2007
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Lane, DF; Servat, GP; Valqui H, TH; Lambert, FR, 2007
- Type locality
- Puesta Vigilancia Pakitza on the left (north) bank of RÃo Manu (approximately 11°56'S, 71°15'W) in the Zona Reservada del Parque Nacional Manu, elevation 350 m
- Original description
- The Auk 124 762-772
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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