Piprites

Wikispecies

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tyrannidae – found from Guatemala to northern Argentina.

• Although one would expect a genus name ending in -ites to be masculine, the only adjectival specific epithet with a gender-specific ending is feminine in type species Piprites pileata.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Tyranni – suborder; Tyrannides – infraorder; Tyrannida – parvorder; Tyrannidae – family

• (genus): Piprites pileata (black-capped piprites) – type species; Piprites chloris (wing-barred piprites), Piprites griseiceps (grey-headed piprites) – other species

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN