Black-faced Grosbeak
Caryothraustes poliogaster(Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL, 1847)
English (US) Black-faced Grosbeak
The Black-faced Grosbeak (Caryothraustes poliogaster) 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 Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Caryothraustes poliogaster
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-faced Grosbeak
- Described by
- (Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL, 1847)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Caryothraustes poliogaster poliogaster
- Caryothraustes poliogaster scapularis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pitylus poliogaster
- Described by
- (Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL, 1847)
- Type locality
- Guatemala.
- Original description
- Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles 14 pt2 p.105
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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