Sunbittern
Eurypyga helias(Pallas, PS, 1781)
English (US) Sunbittern
The Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) 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 Eurypygidae (Sunbittern) in the order Eurypygiformes.
- Scientific name
- Eurypyga helias
- Family
- Eurypygidae (Sunbittern)
- Order
- Eurypygiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sunbittern
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1781)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Eurypyga helias major
- Eurypyga helias meridionalis
- Eurypyga helias helias
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea helias
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1781)
- Type locality
- Surinam.
- Original description
- Neue Nordische Beyträge 2 p.48 pl.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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