A new species of forest-falcon (Falconidae: Micrastur) from southeastern Amazonia and the Atlantic rainforests of Brazil

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 421-445

  Whittaker, Andrew ^a  

^a Conjunto Acariquara ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; RAINFOREST; RAPTOR; TAXONOMY; VOCALIZATION;

AMAZONIA; BOLIVIA; BRAZIL;

CICONIIFORMES; FALCONIDAE; MICRASTUR; MICRASTUR GILVICOLLIS; MICRASTUR PLUMBEOUS; MICRASTUR RUFICOLLIS; RAPTORES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038537229     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/0043-5643(2002)114[0421:ANSOFF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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