Cotingas (Cotingidae)
Rufous Piha (Lipaugus unirufus) - HBW 9, p. 89
French: Piauhau roux
German: Zimtrote Piha
Spanish: Guardabosques Rojizo
Taxonomy: Lipaugus unirufus P. L. Sclater, 1860, Playa Vicente, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Geographical variation in colour over most of extensive range generally slight, considered not to merit taxonomic recognition; described race clara (Panama) synonymized with nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- unirufus P. L. Sclater, 1860 - S Mexico (E from N Oaxaca) E to N Honduras and E Nicaragua, and S to Panama and W Colombia (E to middle Magdalena Valley).
- castaneotinctus (Hartert, 1902) - extreme SW Colombia and NW Ecuador (Esmeraldas).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a branch, partially hidden. Locality Chan Chich, Gallon Jug, Orange Walk District, Belize (ssp unirufus)
DAVID ASCANIO 1 December 2007 3 years ago 31 sec 1.8
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perched
Locality Jocotoco Foundation’s Canandé Station, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador (ssp castaneotinctus)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 31 July 2009 2 years ago 3.5
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Bird singing from high in the trees. Locality Río Canandé, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
(ssp castaneotinctus)
Sam Woods 5 July 2009 2 years ago 4
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