Argusianus bipunctatus Wood, 1871
Double-banded argus
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
An invalid species.
Conservation Status
Invalid
Last record: 1871 or before
Distribution
Indonesia or Malaysia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Wood, T. W. (1871). Argus bipunctatus, sp. n., Described from a Single Feather. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 4, 8: 67-68.
Other references:
Davison, G. W. H. (1983). Notes on the Extinct Argusianus bipunctatus. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club 103(3): 86-88.
Davison, G. W. H. and McGowan, P.J.K. (2009). Asian enigma: Is the Double-banded Argus Argusianus bipunctatus a Valid Species? Birding Asia 12: 94-96.
Parkes, K. S. (1992). [Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world, in "Recent Literature"]. Journal of Field Ornithology 63(2): 228-235.
Shuker, Karl P. N. (1999). Mysteries of Planet Earth: An Encyclopedia of the Inexplicable. Carlton Books. 192 pp.
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