White-tipped plantcutter

White-tipped plantcutter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cotingidae
Genus: Phytotoma
Species:
P. rutila
Binomial name
Phytotoma rutila
Vieillot, 1818

The white-tipped plantcutter (Phytotoma rutila) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. As the other plantcutters, this species is sexually dimorphic and folivorous. It is found widely in woodland and scrub of south-eastern and south-central South America. It is mainly found in lowlands east of the Andes, and ranges well into the highlands in Bolivia.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Phytotoma rutila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700767A93795494. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700767A93795494.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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