Cotingas (Cotingidae)

Olivaceous Piha (Snowornis cryptolophus) - HBW 9, p. 88

French: Cotinga olivâtre German: Gelbbauchpiha Spanish: Guardabosques Oliváceo
Other common names: Olivaceous Cotinga

Taxonomy: Lathria cryptolopha P. L. Sclater and Salvin, 1877, Monji, Ecuador.
Closely related to S. subalaris; both formerly placed in genus Lipaugus, but morphological study and recent analysis of DNA sequences indicate only remote relationship to that genus; previously suggested placement in genus Lathria, but that name unavailable. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • mindoensis (Hellmayr & Seilern, 1914) - W Andes of Colombia (S from Antioquia) and NW Ecuador (Pichincha).
  • cryptolophus (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1877) - E Andes of Colombia (S from head of Magdalena Valley) and Ecuador, and E & C Andean slopes of Peru (S to Huánuco).

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