Fan-tailed Grassbird
Catriscus brevirostris(Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
English (US) Fan-tailed Grassbird
The Fan-tailed Grassbird (Catriscus brevirostris) 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 Locustellidae (Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Catriscus brevirostris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fan-tailed Grassbird
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Catriscus brevirostris alexinae
- Catriscus brevirostris brevirostris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Bradypterus brevirostris
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
- Type locality
- 'in Caffraria inferiori.' Type from upper Umlaas River, Natal, fide Gyldenstolpe, 1927, Arkiv Zool., 19 A, no. 1, p. 46.
- Original description
- Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 7, no.4 p.103
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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