Check List 13(4): 141-146, doi: 10.15560/13.4.141
Range extension and conservation of Psophia interjecta Griscom & Greenway, 1937 (Aves: Psophidae) in the Tocantins–Araguaia interfluve, state of Tocantins, Brazil
expand article infoTúlio Dornas‡§, Dianes Gomes Marcelino|, Sidnei de Melo Dantas, Renato Torres Pinheiro|, Alexandre Aleixo#
‡ Colegiado Estadual do Pará, Belém, Brazil§ Universidade Estadual do Tocantins, Palmas, Brazil| Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Palmas, Brazil¶ Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Belém, Brazil# Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belem, Para, Brazil

Corresponding author: Túlio Dornas ( tuliodornas@yahoo.com.br )

Academic editor: Jeferson Bugoni
© 2017 Túlio Dornas, Dianes Gomes Marcelino, Sidnei de Melo Dantas, Renato Torres Pinheiro, Alexandre Aleixo.
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Citation: Dornas T, Marcelino D, Dantas S, Pinheiro R, Aleixo A (2017) Range extension and conservation of Psophia interjecta Griscom & Greenway, 1937 (Aves: Psophidae) in the Tocantins-Araguaia interfluve, state of Tocantins, Brazil. Check List 13(4): 141-146. https://doi.org/10.15560/13.4.141
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Abstract
The genus Psophia includes terrestrial birds endemic to the Amazon. The number of species in this genus is still controversial, with alternative taxonomic treatments currently available. We present new and historical records of P. interjecta for the state of Tocantins, which extend this species’ range to the Tocantins–Araguaia interfluve, in southeasternmost Amazonia. Psophia interjecta is considered Vulnerable in Brazil, but we discuss that the species is likely more Critically Endangered in Tocantins due to drastic deforestation and hunting.
Keywords
Amazonia–Cerrado Ecotone; Araguaia River; Tocantins River; Trumpeters