Brownish Twistwing (Cnipodectes subbrunneus)

Other Names (World)
Brownish Twistwing, Brownish Flycatcher

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1860)

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

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (52)...)

Brownish Twistwing (Cnipodectes subbrunneus) [XC30432]
by Olivier Claessens from Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro, Ecuador (song)

Brownish Twistwing (Cnipodectes subbrunneus) [XC363496]
by Kent Livezey from Pipeline Road, Soberania National Park, Panama (song)

Subspecies
Affinities uncertain. Toe structure suggests relationship to family Pipridae. A new species (Rufous Twistwing (Cnipodectes superrufus)) recently discovered in south-eastern Peru appears to belong to this hitherto monospecific genus. Subspecies poorly differentiated. Birds from eastern Panama and north-western Colombia sometimes separated as subspecies panamensis, but no visible differences in plumage from nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

subbrunneus (Sclater, 1860) - Eastern Panama, western Colombia and western Ecuador.
minor Sclater, PL, 1884 - Western Amazon from Colombia and eastern Ecuador south to Peru, western Brazil and north-western Bolivia.

References
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Files:

JPG files for Brownish Twistwing (Cnipodectes subbrunneus) - 10 files

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