Silky-flycatchers

The silky-flycatchers are a small family, Ptiliogonatidae, of passerine birds. The family contains only four species in three genera. They were formerly included in the family Bombycillidae with waxwings, and are also related to the hypocolius in the family Hypocoliidae, the palmchat in the family Dulidae, the hylocitrea in the family Hylocitreidae, and the now-extinct Hawaiian family Mohoidae.

Espécies desta família

• phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
• black-and-yellow silky-flycatcher Phainoptila melanoxantha
• long-tailed silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys caudatus
• gray silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys cinereus

Espécies parecidas comparadas

• black-and-yellow silky-flycatcher vs long-tailed silky-flycatcher
• gray silky-flycatcher vs phainopepla