Birds of Peru

○   ←   PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)   →
Genus: Cnipodectes (2 species, 2 worldwide)


Brownish Twistwing
Brownish Twistwing (Cnipodectes subbrunneus minor)
PNN Amacayacu, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Brownish Twistwing
Brownish Twistwing (Cnipodectes subbrunneus minor)
PNN Amacayacu, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Found inside primary forest, but rarely seen. Odd primary wing feathers might be used to make sounds for courting (eol.org).

Rufous Twistwing
Rufous Twistwing (Cnipodectes superrufus) Vulnerable
Extrema, Bolivia   		   
Photograph by Joe Tobias   © All Rights Reserved.
Found in mature forest understory, but very rare.

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