Pale-bellied Mourner (Rhytipterna immunda)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater & Salvin, 1873)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry shrubland, dry savanna. From sea-level - 300 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela.

Extreme eastern Colombia, south-western Venezuela and Amazonian Brazil (from upper R Negro drainage east to Manaus area, south to Mato Grosso); also southern Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and adjacent north-eastern Brazil (northern Amap�).

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Pale-bellied Mourner (Rhytipterna immunda) [XC333326]
by Tulio Dornas from Comodoro, Mato Grosso, Brazil (song)

Pale-bellied Mourner (Rhytipterna immunda) [XC357635]
by Guy Kirwan from In\u00edrida, Guain\u00eda, Colombia (call)

Subspecies
No 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.

References
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