Eastern striolated puffbird
The eastern striolated puffbird (Nystalus striolatus) was considered conspecific with the western striolated puffbird (Nystalus obamai)[2][3]
Amazonia Lodge - Peru
| Eastern striolated puffbird | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Bucconidae |
| Genus: | Nystalus |
| Species: | N. striolatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nystalus striolatus (Pelzeln, 1856) | |
It is found in Amazonian Brazil and Bolivia.[4]
Its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Nystalus striolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm A Classification of the Bird Species of South America, hereafter SACC List. Accessed 7 November 2016.
- Gill, F. and D. Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird List (v 6.3). http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Pacheco, José Fernando, and Carlos Eduardo Quevedo Agne. 2016. Species lists of birds for South American countries and territories: Brazil. Version of 2 November 2016. http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm
External links
- The Factious, High-Drama World of Bird Taxonomy, Andrew Jenner, The Atlantic, 28 February 2017. An lay article about the process to distinguish Western and Eastern striolated puffbird species.
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