Laniisoma

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Laniisoma
Brazilian Laniisoma, Bertioga, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1.jpg
Brazilian laniisoma (Laniisoma elegans) in Bertioga, São Paulo, Brazil
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Subfamily: Tityrinae
Genus: Laniisoma
Swainson, 1832
Type species
Laniisoma arcuatum [1]
Swainson, 1832

Laniisoma is a genus of passerine birds in the family Tityridae native to South America. The genus contains two species: [2]

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Brazilian Laniisoma, REGUA, Brazil S4E1690 (16647938248).jpg Laniisoma elegans Brazilian laniisoma Mata Atlântica (Atlantic forest) in southeastern Brazil
Laniisoma buckleyi (cropped).jpg Laniisoma buckleyi Andean laniisoma Andes Mountains in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia

References

  1. "Tityridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras & becards". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 January 2018.