White-naped Xenopsaris

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White-naped Xenopsaris
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae Genus: Xenopsaris Species: X. albinucha
Binomial name
Xenopsaris albinucha (Burmeister, 1869)

The White-naped Xenopsaris, Xenopsaris albinucha, is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae,^[1] where now placed by SACC. It is monotypic within the genus Xenopsaris. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

[edit] Source

• BirdLife International 2004. Xenopsaris albinucha. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.