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Crescent-chested Babbler

Cyanoderma melanothorax(Temminck, CJ, 1823)

English (US) Crescent-chested Babbler

The Crescent-chested Babbler (Cyanoderma melanothorax) 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 Timaliidae (Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Cyanoderma melanothorax
Family
Timaliidae (Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Crescent-chested Babbler
Described by
(Temminck, CJ, 1823)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Myiothera melanothorax
Described by
(Temminck, CJ, 1823)
Type locality
Java; inferentially restricted to Mount Gedeh [lat. 6° 4r S., long. 106° 59' E.], by Stresemann, 1930, Orn. Monatsb., 38, p. 148.
Original description
Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.31, vol.2 pl.185 fig.2

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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