The sunbittern is a bittern-like bird of tropical regions of the Americas, and the sole member of the family Eurypygidae and genus Eurypyga. It is found in Central and South America, and has three subspecies. The sunbittern shows both morphological and molecular similarities with the kagu of New Caledonia, indicating a gondwanic origin, both species being placed in the clade Eurypygiformes. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Pallas, PS 1781)
Reference:
Neue Nordische Beyträge
2 p.48 pl.3
Protonym:
Ardea helias
Type locality:
Surinam.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32964107
Avibase ID:
900C590B5EEE5157
Avibase ID:
avibase-900C590B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/900C590B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176409
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Caurale soleil ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Caurale soleil ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Sun Bittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Sun Bittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Sun-Bittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Sun-Bittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Eurypyga helias [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Eurypyga helias [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Eurypyga helias [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Eurypyga helias [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Eurypyga helias [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
Your sightings
You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.
Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Avibase has been visited 412,274,948 times since 24 June 2003. © Denis Lepage | Privacy policy