The identity of two of Azara’s “mystery” waterbirds

The identity of two birds described from Paraguay by Félix de Azara as No. 378 “Ypacahá jaspeado encima” and No. 402 “Chorlito pies roxos” is elucidated for the first time. No. 378 refers to Ocellated Crake Micropygia schomburgkii and is the basis for the name Rallus maculosus of Vieillot, 1819. Ral...

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Main Author: Paul Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2018-07-01
Series:Caldasia
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/69840