Vireos (Vireonidae)
Black-billed Peppershrike (Cyclarhis nigrirostris) - HBW 15, p. 415
French: Sourciroux à bec noir
German: Schwarzschnabelvireo
Spanish: Vireón Piquinegro
Taxonomy: Cyclaris [sic] nigrirostris Lafresnaye, 1842, Bogotá, Colombia.
Genus formerly placed in its own separate family, Cyclarhidae; sometimes placed in a subfamily, Cyclarhinae. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nigrirostris Lafresnaye, 1842 - upper tropical and subtropical zones of Colombia W of E Andes (excluding Santa Marta region and also Nariño) and of E slope in Ecuador (S at least to C Napo).
- atrirostris P. L. Sclater, 1887 - upper tropical zone in W Andes of S Colombia (Nariño) and S into Ecuador (S generally to Pichincha, but at least one sighting has been reported as far S as El Oro).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird coming out to the open
Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Napo Province, Ecuador
Rodrigo Paez 20 May 2009 1 year ago 3 -
A bird perching
Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 2 October 2007 2 years ago 2.5
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Song Locality Arrierito Antioqueño Natural Reserve, Anorí, Antioquía Department, Colombia
Bradley Davis 28 June 2007 2 years ago 3
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