Rufous-capped Babbler
Cyanoderma ruficeps(Blyth, E, 1847)
English (US) Rufous-capped Babbler
The Rufous-capped Babbler (Cyanoderma ruficeps) 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 ruficeps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-capped Babbler
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1847)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanoderma ruficeps ruficeps
- Cyanoderma ruficeps bhamoense
- Cyanoderma ruficeps davidi
- Cyanoderma ruficeps paganum
- Cyanoderma ruficeps praecognitum
- Cyanoderma ruficeps goodsoni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Stachyris ruficeps
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1847)
- Type locality
- Darjeeling, West Bengal.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16, pt.1 p.452
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Rufous-fronted Babbler
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Naga Wren-Babbler
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