Purple-throated Cuckooshrike
Campephaga quiscalinaFinsch, FHO, 1869
English (US) Purple-throated Cuckooshrike
The Purple-throated Cuckooshrike (Campephaga quiscalina) 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 Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Campephaga quiscalina
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Purple-throated Cuckooshrike
- Described by
- Finsch, FHO, 1869
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Campephaga quiscalina quiscalina
- Campephaga quiscalina martini
- Campephaga quiscalina muenzneri
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Finsch, FHO, 1869
- Type locality
- vicinity of Cape-Coast Castle, i. e. Fanti country, Gold Coast.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.2, vol.5, no.18 p.189
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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