Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum(Shaw, G, 1792)
English (US) Mistletoebird
The Mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum) 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 Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Mistletoebird
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1792)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum
- Dicaeum hirundinaceum ignicolle
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla hirundinacea
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1792)
- Type locality
- New Holland.
- Original description
- The naturalist's miscellany 4, no.2 pl.114
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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