Andean laniisoma
| Andean laniisoma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tityridae |
| Genus: | Laniisoma |
| Species: | L. buckleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Laniisoma buckleyi | |
The Andean laniisoma (Laniisoma buckleyi), also known as the Andean mourner, is a species of passerine bird in the family Tityridae. It occurs in humid Andean forests in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The species was formerly considered conspecific with the Brazilian laniisoma (Laniisoma elegans).
There are three subspecies:[2]
- L. b. venezuelense Phelps & Gilliard, 1941 – northeast Colombia and northwest Venezuela
- L. b. buckleyi (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1880) – east Ecuador and east Peru
- L. b. cadwaladeri Carriker, 1935 – northwest Bolivia
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Laniisoma buckleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras & becards". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 January 2018.