Speckled Mourner
Laniocera rufescens
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyCotingidae (Cotingas)
- GenusLaniocera (Speckled and Cinereous Mourners)
- SpeciesLaniocera rufescens (Speckled Mourner)
About the Speckled Mourner
The speckled mourner (Laniocera rufescens) is a species of bird in the family Tityridae. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, and in Colombia and Ecuador. The speckled mourner was originally described in 1858 as Lipaugus rufescens, placing it in the family Cotingidae. It was later reassigned to genus Laniocera that Lesson had erected in 1841. Well into the twentieth century authors variously placed that genus in Cotingidae, the manakin family Pipridae, or the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. Several early twenty-first century studies confirmed the placement of Laniocera in Tityridae and taxonomic systems made the reassignment. In 1998 the American Ornithological Society was unsure where to place the genus and listed its members as incertae sedis but in 2011 moved them to Tityridae.
The speckled mourner shares genus Laniocera with the cinereous mourner (L. hypopyrra) and the two form a superspecies. It has three subspecies, the nominate L. r. rufescens (Sclater, PL, 1858), L. r. tertia (Hartert, EJO, 1902), and L. r. griseigula (Meyer de Schauensee, 1950).
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Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Querula purpurata
Cinnamon Becard
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
Blue Cotinga
Cotinga nattererii
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Rufous Piha
Lipaugus unirufus
Russet-winged Schiffornis
Schiffornis turdina
One-colored Becard
Pachyramphus homochrous
Sharpbill
Oxyruncus cristatus
Cinereous Becard
Pachyramphus rufus
Black-tipped Cotinga
Carpodectes hopkei
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Speckled Mourner in Darién National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Mourner sighting in Darién National Park, based on 170 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Speckled Mourner in Darién National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Speckled Mourner in Darién National Park in our monthly data.