- Dusky Purpletuft
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Dusky Purpletuft Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae Genus: Iodopleura Species: I. fusca Binomial name Iodopleura fusca
(Vieillot, 1817)The Dusky Purpletuft (Iodopleura fusca) is a small South American species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae,[1] where now placed by SACC. Most of its distribution is in lowland forests in the Guianas, but it also occurs in far southeastern Venezuela, and very locally in northeastern Brazil.
References
- ^ Adopt the Family Tityridae - South American Classification Committee (2007)
- BirdLife International 2004. Iodopleura fusca. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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