Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Varied Sittella
The Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera) 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 Neosittidae (Sittellas) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Daphoenositta chrysoptera
- Family
- Neosittidae (Sittellas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Varied Sittella
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Daphoenositta chrysoptera leucoptera
- Daphoenositta chrysoptera striata
- Daphoenositta chrysoptera leucocephala
- Daphoenositta chrysoptera chrysoptera
- Daphoenositta chrysoptera pileata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sitta chrysoptera
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- Sydney, New South Wales.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.xxxii
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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