Buff-throated purpletuft

The buff-throated purpletuft (Iodopleura pipra) is a small species of South American bird in the family Tityridae. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae,^[2] where now placed by SACC.

Buff-throated purpletuft
Adult male
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tityridae
Genus:	Iodopleura
Species:	I. pipra
Binomial name
Iodopleura pipra (Lesson, 1831)
Synonyms
Iodopleura leucopygia

It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

Male I. p. leucopygia, illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888