Foothill Schiffornis
Schiffornis aeneaZimmer, JT, 1936
English (US) Foothill Schiffornis
The Foothill Schiffornis (Schiffornis aenea) 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: eastern Andes of Ecuador and adjacent northern Peru (Piura and Cajamarca)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Schiffornis aenea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Foothill Schiffornis
- Described by
- Zimmer, JT, 1936
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Schiffornis turdinus aeneus
- Described by
- Zimmer, JT, 1936
- Type locality
- Chaupe, 6,100 ft., Piura, Peru.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.889 p.22
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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