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Catalogue no.: UPSZTY 192955
Taxon: Carpornis melanocephala (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Label: Ampelis viridis Thunberg, 1823
Type status: syntype
Collector: Westin, L.
Date: 1814 - 1819
Country: Brazil
Comments: No Thunberg label preserved. Old type#710b, inscription on the under side of the mounting block: Ampelis viridis, hona. Mus.West. label 1 (by W.Lilljeborg): Ampelion melanocephalus (Pr. Man.). Hona.Brasilien. Mus.Westin. label 2: Ampelion melanocephalus Sws. Hona.Brasilien. Mus.Westin. 309. ; coll: L.Westin;
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Two different Ampelis viridis exist: Thunberg, 1823 AND Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837. Dubious taxon.