Psophia Linnaeus 1758 (trumpeters)

Aves - Gruiformes - Psophiidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Psophiidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Psophia crepitans Psophia dextralis Psophia leucoptera Psophia obscura Psophia ochroptera Psophia viridis

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Ecology: volant omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Psophia in the database

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