Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata(Gambel, W, 1845)
English (US) Wrentit
The Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata) 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 Paradoxornithidae (Parrotbills and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Chamaea fasciata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Wrentit
- Described by
- (Gambel, W, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Chamaea fasciata phaea
- Chamaea fasciata margra
- Chamaea fasciata rufula
- Chamaea fasciata fasciata
- Chamaea fasciata henshawi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parus fasciatus
- Described by
- (Gambel, W, 1845)
- Type locality
- California; restricted to Monterey, Monterey County, by Grinnell, 1932, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 38, p. 291.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2 p.265
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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