Pale-chinned Flycatcher
Cyornis poliogenysBrooks, WE, 1880
English (US) Pale-chinned Flycatcher
The Pale-chinned Flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys) 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 Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cyornis poliogenys
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pale-chinned Flycatcher
- Described by
- Brooks, WE, 1880
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Cyornis poliogenys poliogenys
- Cyornis poliogenys cachariensis
- Cyornis poliogenys laurentei
- Cyornis poliogenys vernayi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Brooks, WE, 1880
- Type locality
- Salbaree, Sikkim terai.
- Original description
- Stray Feathers 8 p.469
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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