Orange-breasted Waxbill
Amandava subflava(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
English (US) Orange-breasted Waxbill
The Orange-breasted Waxbill (Amandava subflava) 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 Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Amandava subflava
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Orange-breasted Waxbill
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Amandava subflava subflava
- Amandava subflava clarkei
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla subflava
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 30 p.575
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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