Twistwing
Twistwings are two species of Tyrant flycatchers from the genus Cnipodectes. They are restricted to northern and western South America and southern Central America. The genus was monotypic until a new species, Cnipodectes superrufus, was described from Peru and Bolivia in 2007. Their common name refers to the modified primaries. The genus contains two species.
Species
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
Cnipodectes subbrunneus | brownish flycatcher, Brownish twistwing | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. | |
Cnipodectes superrufus | Rufous twistwing | south-eastern Peru, northern Bolivia and far western Brazil |