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Category:Cnipodectes - BirdForum Opus

Genus: Cnipodectes

Description

Males of species in this genus have unique primaries in that the shafts are stiff and twisted, leading to the common name.

Taxonomy

Cnipodectes is a genus in the family Tyrannidae.


Genus Cnipodectes viewedit
C. subbrunneus Brownish Twistwing
C. superrufus Rufous Twistwing

References

  1. Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156

Pages in category ‘Cnipodectes’

The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.

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