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