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Wire-crested Thorntail Discosura popelairii

Thomas Züchner and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published January 28, 2016

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Distribution of the Wire-crested Thorntail - Range Map
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Distribution of the Wire-crested Thorntail

Recommended Citation

Züchner, T. and G. M. Kirwan (2016). Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: https://birdsoftheworld.org/hbw/species/wictho2/1.0
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