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 →
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Golden-fronted Greenlet
Hylophilus aurantiifrons
Tawny-crowned Greenlet
Hylophilus ochraceiceps
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius eximius
Scrub Greenlet
Hylophilus flavipes
Green Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius pulchellus
Brown-capped Vireo
Vireo leucophrys
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
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 Darién National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-browed Peppershrike sighting in Darién National Park, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Darién National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Darién National Park in our monthly data.