Passeriformes
Silky-flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae)
HBW 10, p. 292
- Medium-sized songbirds with soft, silky plumage, and small bill used for plucking berries; most are slender and crested, with long tail.
- South-west USA and Middle America.
- Montane forests and pastures, deserts, riparian woodlands.
- 3 genera, 4 species, 10 taxa.
- No species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
- 4
List of species:
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- 3 2 1 8 1 Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher (Phainoptila melanoxantha)
- 13 1 7 5 8 2 Grey Silky-flycatcher (Ptilogonys cinereus)
- 5 1 4 8 3 Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher (Ptilogonys caudatus)
- 24 1 5 18 8 4 Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
Family statistics
3 genera, 4 species
| 45 files covering | |
|---|---|
| 3 genera | (100%) |
| 4 species | (100%) |
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