Western Plantain-eater
Crinifer piscator(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Western Plantain-eater
The Western Plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator) 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 Musophagidae (Turacos) in the order Musophagiformes.
Range: acacia savanna of Senegambia to Central African Republic and western Democratic Republic of the CongoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Crinifer piscator
- Family
- Musophagidae (Turacos)
- Order
- Musophagiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Plantain-eater
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco piscator
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Bosun, eastern Cameroon.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.28
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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