White bellbird
| White bellbird | |
|---|---|
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| A male white bellbird at Carajás Mountains, State of Pará, Brazil. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cotingidae |
| Genus: | Procnias |
| Species: | P. albus |
| Binomial name | |
| Procnias albus (Hermann, 1783) | |
The white bellbird (Procnias albus) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. The specific epithet is often spelled alba, but albus is correct due to the gender of genus. It is found in forests in north-eastern South America in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Only the male is white; the female is overall olive with yellowish streaks below and resembles other bellbirds.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Procnias albus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
Further reading
- Snow, D.W. (1982). The Cotingas: Bellbirds, Umbrella birds and their allies. British Museum Press. ISBN 0-19-858511-X
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