White-tipped plantcutter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cotingidae
Genus: Phytotoma
Species:
P. rutila
Binomial name
Phytotoma rutila
Vieillot, 1818

The white-tipped plantcutter (Phytotoma rutila) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. As the other plantcutters, this species is sexually dimorphic and folivorous. It is found widely in woodland and scrub of south-eastern and south-central South America. It is mainly found in lowlands east of the Andes, and ranges well into the highlands in Bolivia.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Phytotoma rutila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700767A93795494. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700767A93795494.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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