Genus: Oxyruncus
Description
Taxonomy
Oxyruncus was a monotypic genus in the family Cotingidae in agreement with a treatment that has been traditional for a while1. However, SACC2 in the online discussion mentions reasons to reassign the Sharpbill back to its own family Oxyruncidae but also states that this state of affairs may be due to lack of data. As we follow Clements in terms of families we follow the SACC and the newest edition of Clements and place this species in its own family.
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| O. cristatus | Sharpbill | ||
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- SACC Baseline read August 2008 (75% down the page)
