Rufous Mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater & Salvin, 1860)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Rufous Mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra) [XC411349]
by Niels Krabbe from Esquinas lodge, Piedras Blancas NP, Puntarenas, Costa Rica (call)

Rufous Mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra) [XC785825]
by id from Esmeraldas: Tesoro Escondido 270 m, Ecuador (dawn song)

Subspecies
Placed by early authors in the family Cotingidae, with supposed close relationship to genera Laniocera and Lipaugus. However, well-supported anatomical evidence indicates that it is a tyrannid, having close affinities to Sirystes, Casiornis and Myiarchus.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

holerythra (Sclater & Salvin, 1860) - Atlantic slope from southern Mexico (northern Oaxaca) south to Panama and northern Colombia (east to Santander).
rosenbergi (Hartert, 1905) - Pacific lowlands of western Colombia (southern from southern Choc�) and north-western Ecuador (Esmeraldas).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous Mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra) - 10 files

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