The brownish twistwing (''Cnipodectes subbrunneus''), also known as the brownish flycatcher, is a species of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

in the

Tyrannidae The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds known to exist in the world, with more than 400 species. They are the most dive ...

. It was the only member of the genus ''

Cnipodectes Twistwings are two species of Tyrant flycatchers from the genus ''Cnipodectes''. They are restricted to northern and western South America and southern Central America. The genus was monotypic until a new species, '' Cnipodectes superrufus'', was ...

'' until the description of '' Cnipodectes superrufus'' in 2007.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in

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Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...

, and

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

. Its natural

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is subtropical or tropical moist lowland

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References

brownish twistwing The brownish twistwing (''Cnipodectes subbrunneus''), also known as the brownish flycatcher, is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae. It was the only member of the genus ''Cnipodectes'' until the description of ''Cnipodectes superrufus'' in 2007. ...

Birds of Panama Birds of Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena Birds of the Amazon rainforest Birds of the Colombian Amazon Birds of the Peruvian Amazon

Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Tyrannidae-stub