Sunbittern

Scientific name: Eurypyga helias

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0586

Structure

The sunbittern has long legs, a slender heron-like neck, a long bill, a stout body and a small head, and reaches about 45.7 cm in length.

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The diploid chromosome number of the sunbittern is 80, and it includes only one pair of large biarmed autosomes.

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Ahmad reads the approved sentences themselves, nothing more.

1Cytotaxonomy of Eurypyga helias (Gruiformes, Eurypygidae): First Karyotypic Description and Phylogenetic Proximity with RynochetidaeSRC-DSC-657ED890B7
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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T215400226 · last approved 9 November 2026

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Cytotaxonomy of Eurypyga helias (Gruiformes, Eurypygidae): First Karyotypic Description and Phylogenetic Proximity with Rynochetidae

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