Eastern striolated puffbird
The eastern striolated puffbird (Nystalus striolatus) is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. It was previously considered conspecific with the western striolated puffbird (Nystalus obamai).[2][3]
| 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.
Subspecies
There are two recognized subspecies:
- Nystalus striolatus striolatus - found in south central Amazonia, in Brazil between the Madeira and Tapajós rivers, and in northeastern Bolivia (Santa Cruz).
- Nystalus striolatus torridus - found in eastern Amazonian Brazil, south of the Amazon and east of the Tapajós River.[5]
Amazonia Lodge - Peru
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Nystalus striolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "South American Classification Committee". www.museum.lsu.edu. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela. "Jacamars, puffbirds, toucans, barbets, honeyguides - IOC World Bird List v10.2". Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- Pacheco, J. F.; Agne, C. E. Q. "Species lists of birds for South American countries and territories". www.museum.lsu.edu.
- Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Collar, Nigel; Kirwan, Guy M. (2020). "Eastern Striolated-Puffbird (Nystalus striolatus)". In Billerman, S. M.; Keeney, B. K.; Rodewald, P. G.; Schulenberg, T. S. (eds.). Birds of the World. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
External links
- Jenner, Andrew (28 February 2017). "The Factious, High-Drama World of Bird Taxonomy". The Atlantic. An lay article about the process to distinguish Western and Eastern striolated puffbird species.
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