New molecular evidence supports the species status of Kaempfer's Woodpecker (Aves, Picidae)

New molecular evidence supports the species status of Kaempfer's Woodpecker (Aves, Picidae)

Kaempfer's Woodpecker (Celeus obrieni) is the only species of the genus Celeus endemic to Brazil. The description of this taxon as a subspecies of the Rufous-headed Woodpecker (Celeus spectabilis) was based on a single specimen. While C. obrieni and C. spectabilis are now considered separate sp...

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Main Authors: Lorena de Sousa Azevedo, Alexandre Aleixo, Marcos Pérsio Dantas Santos, Iracilda Sampaio, Horacio Schneider, Marcelo Vallinoto, Péricles Sena do Rêgo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2013-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
Bamboo
biogeography
Celeus obrieni
Celeus spectabilis
taxonomy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572013000200009

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