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Red-headed Barbet
The red-headed barbet (''Eubucco bourcierii'') is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Taxonomy and systematics The red-headed barbet has six subspecies: *''E. b. salvini'' Shelley (1891) *''E. b. anomalus'' Griscom (1929) *''E. b. occidentalis'' Chapman (1914) *''E. b. bourcierii'' Lafresnaye (1845) *''E. b. aequatorialis'' Salvadori & Festa (1900) *''E. b. orientalis'' Chapman (1914) Description Male red-headed barbet subspecies except ''E. b. occidentalis'' range in weight from . Females except ''occidentalis'' weigh . Male ''occidentalis'' weigh and females . Males have a red head, an orange to yellow breast, and a white belly . A white collar separates the head from the olive green back. The amount of red on the throat and chest and the width of the orange-yellow breast band vary among the subspecies. The female's crown and nape vary from dull orange to shad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric De Lafresnaye
Baron Nöel Frédéric Armand André de Lafresnaye (24 July 1783 – 14 July 1861) was a French ornithologist and collector. Lafresnaye was born into an aristocratic family at Chateau de La Fresnaye in Falaise, Calvados, Falaise, Normandy. He took an early interest in natural history, particularly entomology. It was only after acquiring a collection of European birds that he turned his attention to ornithology. Lafresnaye described a number of new bird species, some with Alcide d'Orbigny. He accumulated a collection of over 8,000 bird skins at his home. After his death the collection was purchased by the American collector Henry Bryant (naturalist), Henry Bryant and donated to the Boston Society of Natural History, Boston Natural History Society. It was transferred to the Museum of Comparative Zoology in 1914. Lafresnaye's piculet, Lafresnaye's woodcreeper and Lafresnaye's vanga are avian species that bear his name. Selected works * ''Contributions à l'ornithologie'', 183 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
