Marsh Tchagra
Bocagia minuta(Hartlaub, KJG, 1858)
English (US) Marsh Tchagra
The Marsh Tchagra (Bocagia minuta) 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 Malaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Bocagia minuta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Marsh Tchagra
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1858)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Bocagia minuta minuta
- Bocagia minuta reichenowi
- Bocagia minuta anchietae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Telephonus minutus
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1858)
- Type locality
- ?Ashantee.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.26, no.365 p.292
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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