Russet-winged Schiffornis
Schiffornis stenorhyncha
A chunky, dark brown bird of the forest understory. Occurs in the lowlands from Panama to Venezuela and Colombia. Uniform color, but slightly warmer rufous on wings and crown. Fairly large hooked bill is reminiscent of a vireo. Skulky and difficult to see; most often detected by voice. Listen for three-parted whistled song with one long note followed by two shorter notes.
Identification
It is medium-sized, about 24 cm (9 in.) long.
Taxonomy
The russet-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 stenorhyncha
- Authority
- (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1869)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tityridae
- Genus
- Schiffornis
Range and habitat
It is found from Panama to northern Colombia and northern Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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