Laniisoma
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Genus of birds
| Laniisoma | |
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| Brazilian laniisoma (Laniisoma elegans) in Bertioga, São Paulo, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tityridae |
| Subfamily: | Tityrinae |
| Genus: | Laniisoma Swainson, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Laniisoma arcuatum[1] Swainson, 1832 | |
Laniisoma is a genus of passerine birds in the family Tityridae native to South America. The genus contains two species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Laniisoma elegans | Brazilian laniisoma | Mata Atlântica (Atlantic forest) in southeastern Brazil |
.jpg) | Laniisoma buckleyi | Andean laniisoma | Andes Mountains in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia |
- ↑ "Tityridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras & becards". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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