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Russet-winged Schiffornis
Schiffornis stenorhyncha (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1869)
Tityridae — Tityras, Becards & Allies
Russet-winged Schiffornis, Schiffornis stenorhyncha, is a passerine of the Tityridae family found from Panama through northern Colombia to northern Venezuela. It lives in Middle America and South America, with its breeding range extending across those countries. The species was first described by Sclater and Salvin in 1869. It is mainly a bird of humid forest interiors, though it can also appear at forest edges. Two subspecies are recognised, and the more northerly form occurs from central Panama into north-western Colombia.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tityridae — Tityras, Becards & Allies
- Breeding range
- Middle America, South America: Panama to n Colombia and n Venezuela
