Buff-throated purpletuft

The buff-throated purpletuft (Iodopleura pipra) is a small species of South American bird in the family Tityridae. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae,[2] where now placed by SACC.

Buff-throated purpletuft
Adult male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Genus: Iodopleura
Species:
I. pipra
Binomial name
Iodopleura pipra
(Lesson, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Iodopleura leucopygia

It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

Male I. p. leucopygia, illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Iodopleura pipra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700818A93798415. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700818A93798415.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Adopt the Family Tityridae Archived May 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2007)


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