kinglet calyptura
calyptura cristata latin

The Kinglet Calyptura (Calyptura cristata) is a small passerine bird.

"The Twice-vanishing 'paradalote':what future for the Kinglet Calyptura?

The Kinglet Calyptura is a bird from South American and known only from specimens dating back to the 19th Century.

This variation is greater than in any other passerine family (unless the Kinglet Calyptura belongs with the cotingas, which would then have greater variation).

(Kinglet Calyptura, Kinglet Cotinga).

They may be the most diverse passerine family in body size, ranging from the 8-cm Kinglet Calyptura to the 50-cm male Amazonian Umbrellabird, although the smaller bird may not be a true cotinga.

Ohlson, Jan I. &et al. "Nuclear DNA from a 180-year-old Study Skin Reveals the Phylogenetic Position of the Kinglet Calyptura Calyptura Cristata (Passeriformes: Tyrannidies).

In addition to the species listed below, the Swallow-tailed Cotinga and Kinglet Calyptura may belong in this family, but hard scientific data is lacking, and they are therefore considered incertae sedis by recent authorities such as SACC.

The Kinglet Calyptura (Calyptura cristata) is a small passerine bird.

"Calyptura Cristata."

Ohlson, Jan I. &et al. "Nuclear DNA from a 180-year-old Study Skin Reveals the Phylogenetic Position of the Kinglet Calyptura Calyptura Cristata (Passeriformes: Tyrannidies).