White-eared solitaire

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White-eared solitaire
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Entomodestes
Species:
E. leucotis
Binomial name
Entomodestes leucotis
(Tschudi, 1844)
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The white-eared solitaire (Entomodestes leucotis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae found in Bolivia and Peru. [2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Entomodestes leucotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22708621A94168409. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708621A94168409.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. "Entomodestes leucotis (Tschudi, 1844)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-05-01.