Western Orphean Warbler
Curruca hortensis(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Western Orphean Warbler
The Western Orphean Warbler (Curruca hortensis) 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 Sylviidae (Sylviid Warblers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Curruca hortensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Orphean Warbler
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Curruca hortensis hortensis
- Curruca hortensis cyrenaicae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla hortensis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- France and Italy; restricted to France by Vaurie, 1954, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 1692, p. 1.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.955
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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