Wing-barred Piprites

About the Wing-barred Piprites

The wing-barred piprites (Piprites chloris) is a species of bird in subfamily Pipritinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. The wing-barred piprites shares genus Piprites with the grey-headed piprites (P. griseiceps) and the black-capped piprites (P. pileata). The grey-headed and wing-barred piprites form a superspecies.

The wing-barred piprites has these seven subspecies: P. c. antioquiae Chapman, 1924 P. c. perijana Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1949 P. c. tschudii (Cabanis, 1874) P. c. chlorion (Cabanis, 1847) P. c. grisescens Novaes, 1964

P. c. boliviana Chapman, 1924 P. c. chloris (Temminck, 1822) The wing-barred piprites is 12.5 to 14 cm (4.9 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 15 to 21 g (0.53 to 0.74 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies P. c. chloris have a golden forehead, an olive-green crown, and a slightly gray olive-green nape. They have golden lores and a bold yellow eyering. Their upperparts and tail are olive-green with paler green edges on the tail feathers. Their wings are olive-green with paler green edges... Wikipedia →