Birds of the World


Andean Laniisoma (Laniisoma buckleyi buckleyi) Range: SA: Venezuela to Bolivia Ecuador
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An almost mythical bird of western slope Andean forests, that was split from the Brazilian Laniisoma of the Atlantic rainforest. Before it was called the Shrike-like Cotinga. Looks a bit like a yellowish Scaled Fruiteater, but few have seen it.


Brazilian Laniisoma (Laniisoma elegans) Near Threatened Range: SA: se Brazil REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Once called the Shrike-like Cotinga.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba