Tan-capped Catbird
Ailuroedus geislerorumMeyer, AB, 1891
English (US) Tan-capped Catbird
The Tan-capped Catbird (Ailuroedus geislerorum) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ptilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Ailuroedus geislerorum
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Tan-capped Catbird
- Described by
- Meyer, AB, 1891
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ailuroedus geislerorum geislerorum
- Ailuroedus geislerorum molestus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Aeluroedus geislerorum
- Described by
- Meyer, AB, 1891
- Type locality
- Astrolabe Bay (restricted by Rothschild and Hartert, 1929, Novit. Zool., 35, p. 59) and northern coast of Huon Gulf (Lolebu and Bussum).
- Original description
- Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologisch-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden 3 no.4 p.12
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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