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The avifauna of Brazil include a total of 1860 confirmed species of which 238 are endemic. Five have been introduced by humans, 93 are rare or vagrants, and seven are known or thought to be extinct or extirpated. An additional 14 species are hypothetical (see below). Brazil hosts about 60% of the bird species recorded for all of South America ...
Spix's macaw is the only known species of the genus Cyanopsitta.The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "blue" and psittakos meaning "parrot". [6] The species name spixii is a Latinized form of the surname "von Spix", hence Cyanopsitta spixii means "blue parrot of Spix". [6]
The Rio de Janeiro antbird (Cercomacra brasiliana) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil. [ 2 ] [ 1 ]
The Rio de Janeiro antwren is known only from the holotype and a few observations, and its taxonomy is unsettled. [2] The bird's discoverer, the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society, the International Ornithological Committee, and the Clements taxonomy consider it a full species.
Rio Suno antwren Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thamnophilidae Genus: Myrmotherula Species: M. sunensis Binomial name Myrmotherula sunensis Chapman, 1925 The Rio Suno antwren (Myrmotherula sunensis) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family ...
Rio Madeira stipplethroat male Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thamnophilidae Genus: Epinecrophylla Species: E. amazonica Binomial name Epinecrophylla amazonica (Ihering, HFA, 1905) Subspecies See text The Rio Madeira stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla amazonica) is a ...
Rio Branco antbird Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thamnophilidae Genus: Cercomacra Species: C. carbonaria Binomial name Cercomacra carbonaria Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1873 The Rio Branco antbird (Cercomacra carbonaria) is a Critically Endangered bird ...
It occurs in most of east and southeast Brazil from Maranhão south to Rio Grande do Sul states, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and central regions of Argentina. It is one of the most common birds across much of southeastern Brazil, and is known there under the name sabiá-laranjeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [sabiˈa laɾɐ̃ˈʒejɾɐ]).