There are 11 species in the genus Harpobittacus. According to Edgar Riek they belong to two groups the australis and the nigiceps groups. The common species we see is in the australis group so its fine to call it H. australis until a definive key is available.
Hi Roger, thank you very much. H. australis did not come up to choose when putting this sighting on, no names came up to choose from as the steps to choose were not there. Just thought I should let it be known so that hopefully it could be fixed for the next person who puts one on. Thank you, appreciate all the hard work you all do.
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