Pitangus
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| Pitangus | |
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| Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Pitangus Swainson, 1827 |
| Species | |
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Pitangus, the kiskadees, is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae. The generic name is derived from a Tupi word for the birds.[1]
Species
- Lesser Kiskadee, Pitangus lictor – sometimes separated in Philohydor
- Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
References
- ↑ Holloway, Joel Ellis (2003). Dictionary of Birds of the United States: Scientific and Common Names. Timber Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-88192-600-2.
External links
Data related to Pitangus at Wikispecies
Media related to Pitangus at Wikimedia Commons
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