Amazonian Umbrellabird
Cephalopterus ornatusGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É, 1809
English (US) Amazonian Umbrellabird
The Amazonian Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus ornatus) 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 Cotingidae (Cotingas) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: southern Venezuela to Guyana, northern Bolivia, and Amazonian BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cephalopterus ornatus
- Family
- Cotingidae (Cotingas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Amazonian Umbrellabird
- Described by
- Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É, 1809
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É, 1809
- Type locality
- Brazil; restricted to Barcelos, right bank of Rio Negro, by Pinto, 1944, Cat. Aves Brasil (Publ. Dept. Zool., Sao Paulo), pt. 2, p. 56.
- Original description
- Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, par les professeurs de cet éstablissement. Ouvrage orné de gravures 13 p.238 pl.17
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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