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Northern schiffornis

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Passerine

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Aves

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Chordata

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Schiffornis, Brown‑winged schiffornis, Passerine, Slaty antwren, Lesser greenlet

Northern schiffornis


The northern schiffornis (Schiffornis veraepacis), is a species of Neotropical bird.

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Distribution and habitat

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It is found from southeast Mexico to western Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Description

It is medium-sized, about 24 cm (9 in.) long.

Taxonomy

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The northern schiffornis has traditionally been placed in the manakin family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC.

The species was split by the AOU in 2013 from the species complex thrush-like schiffornis.

Northern schiffornis Sapayoa Ecuador Bird Photos Photo Keywords THRUSHLIKE SCHIFFORNIS

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Northern schiffornis Sapayoa Ecuador Bird Photos Photo Keywords THRUSHLIKE SCHIFFORNIS

References

Northern schiffornis Wikipedia


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