Western Woodhaunter
Automolus virgatus(Lawrence, GN, 1867)
English (US) Western Woodhaunter
The Western Woodhaunter (Automolus virgatus) 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 Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Automolus virgatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Woodhaunter
- Described by
- (Lawrence, GN, 1867)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Automolus virgatus nicaraguae
- Automolus virgatus virgatus
- Automolus virgatus assimilis
- Automolus virgatus cordobae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Philydor virgatus
- Described by
- (Lawrence, GN, 1867)
- Type locality
- Angostura, Costa Rica.
- Original description
- Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 8 p.468
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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