Layard's Warbler
Curruca layardi(Hartlaub, KJG, 1862)
English (US) Layard's Warbler
The Layard's Warbler (Curruca layardi) 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 layardi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Layard's Warbler
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Curruca layardi aridicola
- Curruca layardi barnesi
- Curruca layardi subsolana
- Curruca layardi layardi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parisoma layardi
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1862)
- Type locality
- Zwartland (= Swartland), Malmesbury district, Cape Province.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.1, vol.4, no.14 p.147
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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