Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Rufous Treepie
The Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) 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 Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous Treepie
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Dendrocitta vagabunda bristoli
- Dendrocitta vagabunda vagabunda
- Dendrocitta vagabunda behni
- Dendrocitta vagabunda parvula
- Dendrocitta vagabunda pallida
- Dendrocitta vagabunda sclateri
- Dendrocitta vagabunda kinneari
- Dendrocitta vagabunda saturatior
- Dendrocitta vagabunda sakeratensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Coracias vagabunda
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- India; restricted to Calcutta by Ticehurst (1922, Ibis, p. 537).
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.171
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Ratchet-tailed Treepie
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Grey Treepie
Dendrocitta formosae
Sumatran Treepie
Dendrocitta occipitalis
Bornean Treepie
Dendrocitta cinerascens
White-bellied Treepie
Dendrocitta leucogastra
Collared Treepie
Dendrocitta frontalis
Andaman Treepie
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