Austral Blackbird
Curaeus curaeus(Molina, GI, 1782)
English (US) Austral Blackbird
The Austral Blackbird (Curaeus curaeus) 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 Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Curaeus curaeus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Austral Blackbird
- Described by
- (Molina, GI, 1782)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Curaeus curaeus curaeus
- Curaeus curaeus recurvirostris
- Curaeus curaeus reynoldsi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus Curaeus
- Described by
- (Molina, GI, 1782)
- Type locality
- Chile.
- Original description
- Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili p.252,345
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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