Brown-winged Schiffornis
Schiffornis turdina
Rather uniform colored with olive-green plumage and rusty edges on the wings. Note its large black eyes with a pale eyering. Occurs in the interior of humid forests, usually in the lower to middle levels where it can be rather secretive; rarely accompanies mixed-species flocks. The song is loud and melodic whistle “teeeeu, weee, tu-weeeé.”
Identification
It is medium-sized, about 24 cm (9 in.) long. Depending on subspecies, it is overall brownish or olive. The belly is often greyish.
Taxonomy
The brown-winged schiffornis has traditionally been placed in the manakin family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where it is now placed by the South American Classification Committee.<p>The species was split by the AOU in 2013 from the species complex thrush-like schiffornis.
- Scientific name
- Schiffornis turdina
- Authority
- (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1831)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tityridae
- Genus
- Schiffornis
Range and habitat
It is found in Amazon rainforest and eastern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
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