White-tailed Tityra
Tityra leucuraPelzeln, A, 1868
English (US) White-tailed Tityra
The White-tailed Tityra (Tityra leucura) 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: Rio Madeira-Rio Tapajós interfluvium, south-central BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tityra leucura
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Data Deficient
- English (US)
- White-tailed Tityra
- Described by
- Pelzeln, A, 1868
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tityra (Erator) leucura
- Described by
- Pelzeln, A, 1868
- Type locality
- Salto do Girao [= Salto do Jirau], Rio Madeira, Brasil (Rondônia)
- Original description
- Zur Ornithologie Brasiliens. Resultate von Johann Natterers Reisen in den Jahren 1817 bis 1835 Abth.2 p.120,183
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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