WoRMS taxon details
Philomachus Merrem, 1804
AphiaID: 159045
AphiaID: 159045
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Charadriiformes (Order) > Scolopacidae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Added by Database Management Team | |||||||
| Rank | Genus | |||||||
| Parent | Scolopacidae | |||||||
| Source |
basis of record: Urban, E.K., C.H. Fry & S. Keith (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London. [details] | |||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Philomachus pugnax (Linnaeus, 1758) | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Description: Size: medium. Plumage: extremely bright and variable breeding plumage in males, including ear tufts and ruff. Other characters: face and lores of breeding male bare; female much smaller than male; longish neck; bill medium length and tapering. <389> [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159045 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Philomachus Merrem, 1804. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159045 on 2013-05-23 | ||||||||
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