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Taxa named by Osbert Salvin

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Acrocephalidae
The Acrocephalidae (the reed warblers, marsh- and tree-warblers, or acrocephalid warblers) are a family of oscine passerine birds, in the superfamily Sylvioidea.
Waved Albatross
species of bird
gnateaters
The gnateaters are a bird family, Conopophagidae, consisting of twelve small suboscine passerine species in two genera, which occur in South and Central America.
Goldie's Bird-of-paradise
species of bird
Antpitta
Grallariidae is a family of smallish suboscine passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America known as antpittas. They are between long, and are related to the antbirds, Thamnophilidae, and gnateaters, Conopophagidae.
Nothoprocta
Nothoprocta is a genus of birds belonging to the tinamou family Tinamidae. They inhabit scrubland, grassland and open woodland in western South America, particularly in the Andes. They are poor fliers and spend most of their time on the ground. Their diet includes seeds and insects. They nest on the ground, laying large glossy eggs. The eggs are covered with feathers when a potential predator is nearby.
Bare-legged Owl
species of bird
Woodpecker Finch
species of bird
Bartlett's Tinamou
species of bird
Pale-browed Tinamou
species of bird
Taczanowski's Tinamou
species of bird
Curve-billed Tinamou
species of bird
Fulvous Owl
species of bird
Black Guan
species of bird
Buller's Shearwater
species of bird
Maranon Pigeon
species of bird
Yellow-faced Parrotlet
species of parrot
Bonin Petrel
species of bird
Plumbeous Hawk
species of bird
White-necked Petrel
species of bird
Emerald Tanager
species of bird
Ecuadorian Ground Dove
species of bird
Banded Ground Cuckoo
species of bird
Juan Fernández Petrel
species of bird
Rose-collared Piha
species of bird
Spangle-cheeked Tanager
species of bird
Snowy Cotinga
species of bird
Mangrove Vireo
species of bird
Rufous-headed Chachalaca
species of bird
Baronia brevicornis
Baronia brevicornis, commonly known as the short-horned baronia, is a species of butterfly in the monotypic genus Baronia and is placed in a subfamily of its own, the Baroniinae, a sister group of the remainder of the swallowtail butterflies. It is endemic to a very small area of Mexico, where the distribution is patchy and restricted.
Psittacara finschi
species of bird
lattice-tailed trogon
species of bird
Golden-cheeked Warbler
species of bird
Black-and-white Antbird
species of bird
Yellow-vented Woodpecker
species of bird
Golden-naped Woodpecker
species of bird
Brown-hooded Parrot
species of bird
Tristram's Storm Petrel
species of bird
White-mantled Barbet
species of bird
Ramphomicron dorsale
species of bird
Lophornis pavoninus
species of bird
Galápagos Petrel
species of bird
Grey-backed Hawk
species of bird
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
species of bird
Zentrygon lawrencii
species of bird
Metallura baroni
species of bird
Campylopterus phainopeplus
species of bird
Mouse-colored Antshrike
species of bird
Roraiman Barbtail
species of bird
Olivaceous Piha
species of bird
Baudo Guan
species of bird
Shining Honeycreeper
species of bird
Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer
species of bird
White-lored Euphonia
species of bird
Selasphorus ardens
species of bird
Dusky Nightjar
species of bird
Lophornis stictolophus
species of bird
Selasphorus flammula
species of bird
Lophornis adorabilis
species of bird
Yellow-crowned Whitestart
species of bird