Rhytipterna
Genus of birds
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Rhytipterna is a genus of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. They share the common name "mourner" with several species in the family Tityridae.
| Rhytipterna | |
|---|---|
| |
| Rufous mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Rhytipterna Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Tyrannus calcaratus[1] = Rhytipterna simplex Swainson, 1837 | |
The genus contains three species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rhytipterna immunda | Pale-bellied mourner | Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Suriname, and Venezuela |
 | Rhytipterna simplex | Greyish mourner | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela |
 | Rhytipterna holerythra | Rufous mourner | southwestern Mexico to northwestern Ecuador. |
