Dusky Purpletuft (Iodopleura fusca)
About the Dusky Purpletuft
The dusky purpletuft (Iodopleura fusca) is a small species of bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. The dusky purpletuft was originally described in 1817 as Ampelis fusca. It was later assigned to genus Iodopleura. Well into the twentieth century authors placed that genus in Cotingidae. Several early twenty-first century studies confirmed the placement of Iodopleura in Tityridae and taxonomic systems made the reassignment. The dusky purpletuft shares genus Iodopleura with the buff-throated purpletuft (I. pipra) and the white-browed purpletuft (I. isabellae). The white-browed and dusky purpletufts form a superspecies and might be conspecific. The dusky purpletuft is monotypic.
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Similar species
- Buff-throated PurpletuftIodopleura pipraprofile
- White-browed PurpletuftIodopleura isabellaeprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.