Yellow-eared Toucanet
Yellow-eared Toucanet (<em>Selenidera spectabilis</em>) is a species of Toucans (<em>Ramphastidae</em>) in the order Woodpeckers and Allies.
Overview
Yellow-eared Toucanet (Selenidera spectabilis) is a species of Toucans (Ramphastidae) in the order Woodpeckers and Allies.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Selenidera; binomial: Selenidera spectabilis; authority: Cassin, 1858.
Distribution
Breeding range: Middle America and South America.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Yellow-eared Toucanet Selenidera spectabilis is paraphyletic to the other members of Selenidera relative to Andigena. It forms the basal branch of the Selenidera-Andigena clade (Ostrow et al. 2023). Requires nomenclatural revision, perhaps by subsuming Andigena into Selenidera.
