WoRMS taxon details
Philomachus Merrem, 1804
Machetes Cuvier, 1817 · unaccepted
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Size: medium. Plumage: extremely bright and variable breeding plumage in males, including ear tufts and ruff. Other...
Description Size: medium. Plumage: extremely bright and variable breeding plumage in males, including ear tufts and ruff. Other characters: face and lores of breeding male bare; female much smaller than male; longish neck; bill medium length and tapering. <389> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Philomachus Merrem, 1804. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159045 on 2024-11-22
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Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
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Description Size: medium. Plumage: extremely bright and variable breeding plumage in males, including ear tufts and ruff. Other characters: face and lores of breeding male bare; female much smaller than male; longish neck; bill medium length and tapering. <389> [details]
