Blue-capped Ifrit

Overview

Blue-capped Ifrit (Ifrita kowaldi) is a species of Ifrit (Ifritidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Ifrita; binomial: Ifrita kowaldi; authority: (De Vis, 1890).

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

Blue-capped Ifrit is distantly related to the monarchs (Monarchidae), shrikes (Laniidae), crows (Corvidae), birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae) and Australian mudnesters (Corcoracidae) (Jønsson et al. 2011; Aggerbeck et al. 2014; Schodde & Christidis 2014). Move from Incertae sedis to new monotypic family Ifritidae. Includes brunnea; treat as monotypic (Beehler & Pratt 2016).