Sharpbill
Oxyruncus cristatusSwainson, WJ, 1821
English (US) Sharpbill
The Sharpbill (Oxyruncus cristatus) 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 Oxyruncidae (Sharpbill) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Oxyruncus cristatus
- Family
- Oxyruncidae (Sharpbill)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sharpbill
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1821
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Oxyruncus cristatus frater
- Oxyruncus cristatus brooksi
- Oxyruncus cristatus hypoglaucus
- Oxyruncus cristatus cristatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Oxyrhyncus cristatus
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1821
- Type locality
- Brazil.
- Original description
- Zoological Illustrations ser.1, vol.1 pl.49,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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