Genus: Peltops
Description
Two similar species from New Guinea.
Both have a black-and-red plumage with some white on the back and on the side of the head. They behave like flycatchers but have stronger bills.
Taxonomy
Peltops is a genus in the family Artamidae.
This genus has previously been included with the monarch-flycatchers in the family Monarchidae. DNA and protein-allozyme studies have shown that they are an early offshoot of the Cracticidae which are currently included within Artamidae.
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| P. montanus | Mountain Peltops | ||
| P. blainvillii | Lowland Peltops | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Peltops. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Peltops
Pages in category ‘Peltops’
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
