Piprites is a genus of bird currently placed in the family Tyrannidae.

Prior to 1971, the genus was placed in the family Pipridae;[3] its designation was initially changed based on morphological evidence,[4] and genetic evidence confirmed its placement in 2009.

[1] The proposition was declined by the Comité de Clasificación de Sudamérica, a part of the American Ornithological Society, and the proposed family was changed to be a unique subfamily of the genus.

[6] The genus is composed of three species native to the neotropical realm, with distributions ranging from the Caribbean coast of Guatemala, Central America, and southeastern Argentina.

[7] The generic name Piprites is derived from the Greek πιπρα (pipra), meaning "small bird" and originally associated with the great spotted woodpecker and the various Neotropical manakins.