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;[[:Category:Campylorhamphus|Campylorhamphus]] pucherani | ;[[:Category:Campylorhamphus|Campylorhamphus]] pucherani | ||
| − | [[Image:Greater_Scythebill_r.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Roy+Halpin|Roy Halpin}} in Northern [[Ecuador]], Andean East Slope.<br />To my knowledge this is the ''only photograph'' of a Greater Scythebill in the wild. Matt Sharp at Vireo has photos of the Greater | + | [[Image:Greater_Scythebill_r.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Roy+Halpin|Roy Halpin}} in Northern [[Ecuador]], Andean East Slope.<br />To my knowledge this is the ''only photograph'' of a Greater Scythebill in the wild. Matt Sharp at Vireo has photos of the Greater Scythebill but they were taken in a light tent after the bird was captured. Roy Halpin]] |
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[[South America]]: found locally in Western Andes of [[Colombia]] to south-eastern [[Peru]] (Cuzco) | [[South America]]: found locally in Western Andes of [[Colombia]] to south-eastern [[Peru]] (Cuzco) | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | |
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| + | A recent paper claims that Greater Scythebill should be given its own, new genus ''[[:Category:Drymotoxeres|Drymotoxeres]]'' | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=168465 Birdforum thread] with link to the paper describing the new genus |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Campylorhamphus+pucherani}} | {{GSearch|Campylorhamphus+pucherani}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Campylorhamphus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Campylorhamphus]] | ||
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- Campylorhamphus pucherani
Photo by Roy Halpin in Northern Ecuador, Andean East Slope.
To my knowledge this is the only photograph of a Greater Scythebill in the wild. Matt Sharp at Vireo has photos of the Greater Scythebill but they were taken in a light tent after the bird was captured. Roy Halpin
To my knowledge this is the only photograph of a Greater Scythebill in the wild. Matt Sharp at Vireo has photos of the Greater Scythebill but they were taken in a light tent after the bird was captured. Roy Halpin
Identification
Distribution
South America: found locally in Western Andes of Colombia to south-eastern Peru (Cuzco)
Taxonomy
A recent paper claims that Greater Scythebill should be given its own, new genus Drymotoxeres
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Birdforum thread with link to the paper describing the new genus
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Scythebill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Scythebill
