Olive-winged trumpeter
| Olive-winged trumpeter | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Psophiidae |
| Genus: | Psophia |
| Species: | P. dextralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Psophia dextralis Conover, 1934 | |
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The olive-winged trumpeter (Psophia dextralis) is a species[2] of bird in the family Psophiidae. It is found in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, but only east of the Tapajós River and west of the Araguaia River. This species is listed as Endangered by the IUCN.[1] While the IUCN currently regards Psophia dextralis as a full species,[1] IOC and eBird/Clements taxonomies still regard the olive-winged trumpeter as a subspecies of dark-winged trumpeter (Psophia viridis) as (P. v. dextralis), typically under the common name "dusky-backed trumpeter".[3][4]
Behavior
The olive-winged trumpeter lives in dense lowland rainforest away from human contact.
Diet
The olive-winged trumpeter's diet consists of fruit, small vertebrates, arthropods and carrion.
Threats
The olive-winged trumpeter is threatened by deforestation and hunting.
Breeding
The olive-winged trumpeter's breeding is not well documented; all that is known is that its eggs are large.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2023). "Psophia viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T45470698A228208139. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T45470698A228208139.en.
- ↑ "92. Olive-winged Trumpeter". Edge of Existence.
- ↑ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (2025). "IOC World Bird List v15.2 - Finfoots, flufftails, rails, trumpeters, cranes, Limpkin". International Ornithological Congress.
- ↑ del Hoyo, J.; Sherman, P.T.; Kirwan, G.M.; Collar, N.; Christie, D.A.; Sharpe, C.J. (2022). Keeney, B.K. (ed.). "Systematics - Dark-winged Trumpeter (Psophia viridis)". Birds of the World. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.dawtru1.01.1.
- ↑ "Olive-winged Trumpeter". BirdLife International.