Kinglet Calyptura

Overview

Kinglet Calyptura (Calyptura cristata) is a species of Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura (Tyrannidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Calyptura; binomial: Calyptura cristata; authority: (Vieillot, 1818).

Distribution

Breeding range: South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Calyptura is a basal tyrannid (Ohlson et al. 2012); move from Incertae sedis to precede Platyrinchus pending comprehensive revision of sequence of genera of Tyrannidae.