Dapple-throat
Arcanator orostruthus(Vincent, J, 1933)
English (US) Dapple-throat
The Dapple-throat (Arcanator orostruthus) 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 Modulatricidae (Dapple-throat and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Arcanator orostruthus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Dapple-throat
- Described by
- (Vincent, J, 1933)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Arcanator orostruthus amani
- Arcanator orostruthus orostruthus
- Arcanator orostruthus sanjei
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Phyllastrephus orostruthus
- Described by
- (Vincent, J, 1933)
- Type locality
- Namuli Mt., Portuguese East Africa, 4,800 feet; 51°21'S., 37°04'E.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 53 p.133
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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