Schiffornis

Schiffornis
Greenish schiffornis (Schiffornis virescens)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tityridae
Subfamily:	Tityrinae
Genus:	Schiffornis Bonaparte, 1854
Type species
Muscicapa turdina [1] zu Wied, 1831

Schiffornis is a genus of South American bird in the family Tityridae. It has traditionally been placed in the manakin family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, ^[2] where now placed by SACC. In addition to schiffornis, they are sometimes referred to as mourners; a name shared with members of the genera Laniocera , Laniisoma and Rhytipterna .

Species

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Schiffornis major	Varzea schiffornis	Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru; also regions of Venezuela
	Schiffornis turdina	Brown-winged schiffornis	Amazonia and eastern Brazil.
	Schiffornis stenorhyncha	Russet-winged schiffornis	from Panama to northern Colombia and northern Venezuela.
	Schiffornis aenea	Foothill schiffornis	central Ecuador and northern Peru
	Schiffornis veraepacis	Northern schiffornis	southeast Mexico to western Colombia and Venezuela.
	Schiffornis olivacea	Guianan schiffornis	southeast Venezuela to Guyana and north central Brazil.
	Schiffornis virescens	Greenish schiffornis	southern Brazil, also eastern Paraguay, and extreme northeastern Argentina

References

1. "Tityridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
2. Adopt the Family Tityridae - South American Classification Committee (2007)