- Greater Schiffornis
Taxobox
name = Greater Schiffornis
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Tityridae
genus = "Schiffornis "
species = "S. major"
binomial = "Schiffornis major"
binomial_authority = Des Murs, 1856
synonyms = The Greater Schiffornis ("Schiffornis major"), also called Várzea Mourner, is a species ofbird in theTityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in themanakin family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed inTityridae [ [http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop313.html Adopt the Family Tityridae] - South American Classification Committee (2007)] , where now placed by SACC.It is found in most western regions of theAmazon Basin , and AmazonianBolivia ,Brazil ,Colombia ,Ecuador ,Peru ; also regions ofVenezuela . It mainly occurs in várzea.References
* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/50092/all Schiffornis major] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
External links
* [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Scientific&KEYWORDS=Schiffornis+major&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 Greater Schiffornis photo gallery] VIREO [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/species_image.php?species=Schiffornis+major Photo-High Res]
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