Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bias musicus(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
The Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher (Bias musicus) 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 Vangidae (Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Bias musicus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Bias musicus musicus
- Bias musicus changamwensis
- Bias musicus clarens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Platyrhynchos musicus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Malimbe (= Malembo), Cabinda.
- 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 27 p.15
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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