The spot-winged falconet (''Spiziapteryx circumcincta'') is a species of
bird of prey
Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds). In addition to speed and strength, these predat ...
in the family
Falconidae. It is
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...
within the genus ''Spiziapteryx''.
It is found in
Argentina
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, southeastern
Bolivia,
Paraguay
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, and
Uruguay
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, where its natural
habitat
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s are
subtropical or tropical dry forest and
subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
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.
![Spiziapteryx circumcincta 1862](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Spiziapteryx_circumcincta_1862.jpg)
Taxonomy
The
holotype specimen
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of ''Harpagus curcumcinctus'' Kaup
Proc. Zool. Soc. London (1851) 1852, p.43. is held in the collections of
National Museums Liverpool at World Museum, with accession number D959. The specimen was collected from “Chili” by
Thomas Bridges on 22 June 1848 and came to the Liverpool national collection via the
13th Earl of Derby’s collection which was bequeathed to the city of Liverpool.
References
External links
Image at ADW
spot-winged falconet
Birds of Argentina
Birds of Paraguay
Birds of Uruguay
spot-winged falconet
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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