| Piprites | |
|---|---|
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| Black-capped piprites (Piprites pileata) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Subfamily: | Pipritinae Ohlson,Irestedt,Ericson &Fjeldså, 2013[1] |
| Genus: | Piprites Cabanis, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Pipra pileata[2] Temminck, 1822 | |
Piprites is a genus ofbird currently placed in the familyTyrannidae. Prior to 1971, the genus was placed in the familyPipridae;[3] its designation was initially changed based onmorphological evidence,[4] and genetic evidence confirmed its placement in 2009.[5] In 2013, it was proposed thatPiprites was to be placed in the unique family Pipritinae.[1] The proposition was declined by the Comité de Clasificación de Sudamérica, a part of theAmerican Ornithological Society, and the proposed family was changed to be a unique subfamily of the genus.[6] The genus is composed of three species native to theneotropical realm, with distributions ranging from the Caribbean coast ofGuatemala,Central America, and southeasternArgentina.[7]
The generic namePiprites is derived from the Greekπιπρα (pipra), meaning "small bird" and originally associated with thegreat spotted woodpecker and the various Neotropicalmanakins. The suffixῑ́της (-ī́tēs) is also Greek and denotes "resembling" or "similar to", denoting the genus' similarity to the manakins.[8]
The genusPiprites contains 3 species:[9]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Piprites chloris | Wing-barred piprites | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
 | Piprites griseiceps | Grey-headed piprites | Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. |
_01.JPG) | Piprites pileata | Black-capped piprites | southeastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina |
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