Birds of the World - Cnipodectes


Brownish Twistwing (Cnipodectes subbrunneus minor) Range: MA, SA: Panama through Amazonia PNN Amacayacu, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Brownish Twistwing (Cnipodectes subbrunneus minor) Range: MA, SA: Panama through Amazonia 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 (Cnipodectes superrufus) Vulnerable Range: SA: se Peru and nw Bolivia Extrema, Bolivia
Photograph by Joe Tobias © All Rights Reserved.

Found in mature forest understory, but very rare.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba