Andean laniisoma explained

The Andean laniisoma (Laniisoma buckleyi), also known as the Andean mourner, is a species of passerine bird in the family Tityridae. It occurs in humid Andean forests in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The species was formerly considered conspecific with the Brazilian laniisoma (Laniisoma elegans).

There are three subspecies:^[1]

• Laniisoma buckleyi venezuelense Phelps & Gilliard, 1941 – northeast Colombia and northwest Venezuela
• Laniisoma buckleyi buckleyi (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1880) – east Ecuador and east Peru
• Laniisoma buckleyi cadwaladeri Carriker, 1935 – northwest Bolivia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2017 . Cotingas, manakins, tityras & becards . World Bird List Version 7.3 . International Ornithologists' Union . 9 January 2018 .