Northern schiffornis
Appearance
Northern schiffornis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tityridae |
Genus: | Schiffornis |
Species: | S. veraepacis
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Binomial name | |
Schiffornis veraepacis (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1860)
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The northern schiffornis (Schiffornis veraepacis), is a species of Neotropical bird.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found from southeast Mexico to western Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Description
[edit]It is medium-sized, about 24 cm (9 in.) long.
Taxonomy
[edit]The northern schiffornis has traditionally been placed in the manakin family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae,[2] where now placed by SACC.
The species was split by the AOU in 2013 from the species complex thrush-like schiffornis.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International. (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Schiffornis veraepacis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103677449A112299336. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103677449A112299336.en. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ Adopt the Family Tityridae Archived 2008-05-08 at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2007)
- ^ Nyári, Á. S. 2007. Phylogeographic patterns, molecular and vocal differentiation, and species limits in Schiffornis turdina (Aves). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: 154–164