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| Cinereous mourner | |||
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| General information | |||
| Universe | Real Life | ||
| Classification | Laniocera hypopyrra | ||
| Species type | Tityrid Mourner | ||
| Homeworld | Earth | ||
| Intelligence | Non-Sapient | ||
| Biochemistry | Carbon-based lifeform | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Reproduction | Sexual; lay eggs | ||
| Locomotion | Powered flight | ||
| Lineage information | |||
| Related species | Other Tityrid | ||
| Cultural information | |||
| Alignment | Neutral | ||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Planet | Earth | ||
| Domain | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | ||
| Subkingdom | Eumetazoa | ||
| Infrakingdom | Bilateria | ||
| Superphylum | Deuterostomia | ||
| Phylum | Chordata | ||
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | ||
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata | ||
| Superclass | Tetrapoda | ||
| Class | Aves | ||
| Subclass | Neornithes | ||
| Infraclass | Neognathae | ||
| Superorder | Neoaves | ||
| Order | Passeriformes | ||
| Suborder | Tyranni | ||
| Family | Tityridae | ||
| Genus | Laniocera | ||
| Species | hypopyrra | ||
| Other information | |||
| Status | Least Concern | ||
The cinereous mourner (Laniocera hypopyrra) is a species of bird in the family Tityridae. The term "cinereous" describes its coloration. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Nestlings of this species are orange with long filoplumes that end in white tips and have a resemblance to hairy caterpillars of a moth belonging to the family Megalopygidae. The young birds move their heads slowly from side to side which are thought to enhance the impression by resembling a moving caterpillar. It is thought that this may be the first case of Batesian mimicry involving a harmless bird mimic and a toxic insect model.
A young chick.