Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereusVieillot, LJP, 1817
English (US) Black-faced Woodswallow
The Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus) 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 Artamidae (Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Artamus cinereus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-faced Woodswallow
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Artamus cinereus perspicillatus
- Artamus cinereus normani
- Artamus cinereus inkermani
- Artamus cinereus melanops
- Artamus cinereus cinereus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
- Type locality
- Timor.
- 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 17 p.297
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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