Helmeted Myna
Basilornis galeatusMeyer, AB, 1894
English (US) Helmeted Myna
The Helmeted Myna (Basilornis galeatus) 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 Sturnidae (Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Peleng and Banggai, in Banggai Islands, and Taliabu and Mangole, in Sula Islands (off eastern Sulawesi)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Basilornis galeatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Helmeted Myna
- Described by
- Meyer, AB, 1894
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Meyer, AB, 1894
- Type locality
- New Guinea, error = Banggai or Sula.
- Original description
- Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologisch-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden 5 no.2 p.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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