Chestnut-capped piha

The chestnut-capped piha (Lipaugus weberi) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is endemic to Colombia.

Chestnut-capped piha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cotingidae
Genus: Lipaugus
Species:
L. weberi
Binomial name
Lipaugus weberi
A.M. Cuervo, Salaman, T.M. Donegan & J.M. Ochoa, 2001

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Severe declines in range and population are likely owing to continuing habitat loss and degradation, which has caused this species to be classified as critically endangered.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Lipaugus weberi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=30233


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