The buff-throated purpletuft (Iodopleura pipra) is a small species of South American bird in the family Tityridae. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae,[2] where now placed by SACC.
Buff-throated purpletuft | |
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Adult male | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tityridae |
Genus: | Iodopleura |
Species: | I. pipra |
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Iodopleura pipra (Lesson, 1831) | |
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It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
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