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Clarification of the type locality of the Curl-crested Aracari Pteroglossus beauharnaesii Wagler, 1832 (Aves: Ramphastidae)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Zenodo, 2017.
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Abstract
- The Curl-crested Aracari Pteroglossus beauharnaesii Wagler, 1832 is one of the most remarkable species in the family Ramphastidae. Among other distinctive plumage traits, its modified curly, shiny black crown feathers are unique in the family and are modified to an extent not found in any other living bird species (Brush 1967; Short & Horne 2002). The crown feathers, along with the distinct white throat, were considered sufficient justification in the past to include the species in the monotypic genus Beauharnaisius Bonaparte; however, molecular studies have shown that it is embedded within the genus Pteroglossus Illiger, sister to P. bitorquatus (Hackett & Lehn 1997; Eberhard & Bermingham 2005; Pereira & Wajntal 2008). It is a southern Amazonian species, occurring in the lowlands of northern Peru, north and central Bolivia and western and central Amazonian Brazil, south of the Marañon-Solimões-Amazonas rivers (Short & Horne 2002).
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Curl-crested aracari
biology
Ecology
Amazonian
010607 zoology
Zoology
Pteroglossus beauharnaesii
Biodiversity
biology.organism_classification
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
Genus
Plumage
Feather
visual_art
visual_art.visual_art_medium
Animal Science and Zoology
Type locality
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Aracari
Taxonomy
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....595dd3bb7e4bc80a9da68acc8944705b