Kinglet Calyptura

Taxobox
name = Kinglet Calyptura


status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = "Incertae sedis"
genus = "Calyptura"
genus_authority = Swainson, 1832
species = "C. cristata"
binomial = "Calyptura cristata"
binomial_authority = (Vieillot, 1818)
synonyms =

The Kinglet Calyptura ("Calyptura cristata") is a small passerine bird. It is the only member of the genus "Calyptura". It has traditionally been considered a member of the family Cotingidae, but following the move of several species from this family to Tityridae - including the purpletufts which traditionally are considered allied to the Kinglet Calyptura - the family placement is unclear. It is therefore considered "incertae sedis" by SACC. [Remsen, J. V., Jr., C. D. Cadena, A. Jaramillo, M. Nores, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, T. S. Schulenberg, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, & K. J. Zimmer. 2007. [http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.html "A classification of the bird species of South America."] American Ornithologists' Union. Accessed 12 December 2007.]

It is endemic to Atlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil. For a long time this species was feared to be extinct, as it went unrecorded during the 20th century until two birds were observed in Serra dos Órgãos on several days in October 1996. Since these sighting, there have not been any confirmed records, although at least one recent - but unconfirmed - record exists from near Ubatuba. Consequently, it is considered critically endangered by BirdLife International.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/3662/all Calyptura cristata] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 25 July 2007.

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=4493&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet.]