Blackthroat
Calliope obscura(Berezovski, MM; Bianchi, VL, 1891)
English (US) Blackthroat
The Blackthroat (Calliope obscura) 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 Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: west-central China (southeastern Gansu, southwestern Shaanxi, northern Sichuan, and northern Yunnan)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Calliope obscura
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Blackthroat
- Described by
- (Berezovski, MM; Bianchi, VL, 1891)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Larvivora obscura
- Described by
- (Berezovski, MM; Bianchi, VL, 1891)
- Type locality
- Kansu, nee Cyanecula obscura Brehm, 1831, Vog. Deutschl., p. 353.
- Original description
- Aves expeditionis Potanini per provinciam Gan-su et confinia 1884-1887 p.97
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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