Plushcap
Catamblyrhynchus diademade Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1842
English (US) Plushcap
The Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema) 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 Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Catamblyrhynchus diadema
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Plushcap
- Described by
- de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1842
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Catamblyrhynchus diadema federalis
- Catamblyrhynchus diadema diadema
- Catamblyrhynchus diadema citrinifrons
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1842
- Type locality
- Colombia; type from 'Bogota', fide Bangs, 1930, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 70, p. 368.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 5 p.301
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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