White-tipped Plantcutter
Phytotoma rutilaVieillot, LJP, 1818
English (US) White-tipped Plantcutter
The White-tipped Plantcutter (Phytotoma rutila) 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
- Phytotoma rutila
- Family
- Cotingidae (Cotingas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-tipped Plantcutter
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1818
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Phytotoma rutila angustirostris
- Phytotoma rutila rutila
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1818
- Type locality
- Paraguay (probably in southwest).
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 26 p.64
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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