Family
Silky-flycatchers
Ptiliogonatidae
4 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Passeriformes
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.
Species in this family
- Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
- Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher Phainoptila melanoxantha
- Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys caudatus
- Grey Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys cinereus