Andean laniisoma

The Andean laniisoma (Laniisoma buckleyi), also known as the Andean mourner, is a species of passerine bird in the family Tityridae. It occurs in humid Andean forests in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The species was formerly considered conspecific with the Brazilian laniisoma (Laniisoma elegans).

Andean laniisoma
male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Genus: Laniisoma
Species:
L. buckleyi
Binomial name
Laniisoma buckleyi
(Sclater & Salvin, 1880)

There are three subspecies:[2]

  • L. b. venezuelense Phelps & Gilliard, 1941 – northeast Colombia and northwest Venezuela
  • L. b. buckleyi (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1880) – east Ecuador and east Peru
  • L. b. cadwaladeri Carriker, 1935 – northwest Bolivia

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Laniisoma buckleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras & becards". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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