Rufous-capped Motmot
Baryphthengus ruficapillus(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Rufous-capped Motmot
The Rufous-capped Motmot (Baryphthengus ruficapillus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Momotidae (Motmots) in the order Coraciiformes.
Range: lowlands of eastern Brazil to eastern Paraguay and northeastern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Baryphthengus ruficapillus
- Family
- Momotidae (Motmots)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-capped Motmot
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Baryphonus ruficapillus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- No locality = vicinity of Lima, Perti, ex Levaillant, Hist. Nat. Ois. Paradis, etc. pi. 39. Error = southeastern Brazil.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 21 p.315
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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