About Silky-flycatchers

Overview

The Silky-flycatchers are a family of birds (Latin: Ptiliogonatidae) within the order Perching Birds (Passerines). Worldwide the family includes about 3 genera and 4 species. Its members are primarily distributed across Middle America, the Nearctic. Notable genera include Ptiliogonys, Phainoptila, Phainopepla. Passeriformes, the perching birds or songbirds, are by far the largest bird order, with 144 families and about 6,758 species, roughly half of all living birds.

Classification

Family: Ptiliogonatidae (Silky-flycatchers); Order: Perching Birds (Passerines); about 3 genera and 4 species.

Distribution

Primarily across Middle America, the Nearctic.