Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
- GenusCyclarhis (Peppershrikes)
- SpeciesCyclarhis gujanensis (Rufous-browed Peppershrike)
About the Rufous-browed Peppershrike
The rufous-browed peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis) is a passerine bird in the vireo family. It is widespread and often common in woodland, forest edge, and cultivation with some tall trees from Mexico and Trinidad south to Argentina and Uruguay.
The rufous-browed peppershrike was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it in the genus Tanagra and coined the binomial name Tanagra gujanensis. The specific epithet is derived from the type locality, the Guianas. Gmelin based his account on "Le verderoux" from French Guiana that had been described in 1778 by the French polymath Comte de Buffon in his multivolume Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The rufous-browed peppershrike is now placed with the black-billed peppershrike in the genus Cyclarhis that was introduced in 1824 by William Swainson.
Twenty two subspecies are recognised: C. g. septentrionalis Phillips, AR, 1991 – east Mexico C. g. flaviventris Lafresnaye, 1842 – southeast Mexico (except Yucatán Peninsula), Guatemala and north Honduras C. g. yucatanensis Ridgway, 1887 – Yucatán Peninsula (southeast... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park
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Hylophilus ochraceiceps
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Blue-headed Vireo
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Warbling Vireo
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-browed Peppershrike sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park in our monthly data.