Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus(Deppe, W, 1830)
English (US) Yellow-billed Cacique
The Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) 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 Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Amblycercus holosericeus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-billed Cacique
- Described by
- (Deppe, W, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Amblycercus holosericeus holosericeus
- Amblycercus holosericeus flavirostris
- Amblycercus holosericeus australis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sturnus holosericeus
- Described by
- (Deppe, W, 1830)
- Type locality
- Mexico ; type from Alvarado, Veracruz, fide Hellmayr, 1937, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 10, p. 41.
- Original description
- Preis-Verzeichniss der Säugethiere, Vögel, Amphibien, Fische und Krebse, welche von den Herren Deppe und Schiede in Mexico gesammelt worden (etc.) p.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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