Brazilian Laniisoma
Laniisoma elegans(Thunberg, CP, 1823)
English (US) Brazilian Laniisoma
The Brazilian Laniisoma (Laniisoma elegans) 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 Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: tropical southeastern Brazil (EspĂrito Santo to eastern Paraná)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Laniisoma elegans
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Brazilian Laniisoma
- Described by
- (Thunberg, CP, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ampelis elegans
- Described by
- (Thunberg, CP, 1823)
- Type locality
- Brazil; restricted to mountains of Rio de Janeiro by Pinto, 1944, Cat. Aves Brasil (Publ. Dept. Zool., Sao Paulo), pt. 2, p. 4.
- Original description
- Ampelis cujus novas species venia exp. Facult. Med. Upsal. præside C. P. Thunberg ... p. p. Otto Fridr. Tullberg, Smolandus. in audit. botanico die XIV Junii MDCCCXXIII p.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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