Rufous Piha
Lipaugus unirufusSclater, PL, 1860
English (US) Rufous Piha
The Rufous Piha (Lipaugus unirufus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Lipaugus unirufus
- Family
- Cotingidae (Cotingas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous Piha
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1860
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Lipaugus unirufus unirufus
- Lipaugus unirufus castaneotinctus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1860
- Type locality
- Playa Vicente, Oaxaca, Mexico and Verapaz, Guatemala; type from Playa Vicente, fide Hellmayr, 1929, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 6, p. 161.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.27, no.3 p.385
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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