Rufous-capped Warbler
Basileuterus rufifrons(Swainson, WJ, 1838)
English (US) Rufous-capped Warbler
The Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons) 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 Parulidae (New World Warblers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Basileuterus rufifrons
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Rufous-capped Warbler
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Basileuterus rufifrons caudatus
- Basileuterus rufifrons dugesi
- Basileuterus rufifrons jouyi
- Basileuterus rufifrons rufifrons
- Basileuterus rufifrons salvini
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Setophaga rufifrons
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1838)
- Type locality
- Mexico ; restricted to Real Ariba (sic), Veracruz? [Mexico], by Todd, 1929, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 74, art. 7, p. 92.
- Original description
- Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner p.294
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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