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Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler

Erythrogenys erythrogenys(Vigors, NA, 1831)

English (US) Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler

The Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys) 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
Erythrogenys erythrogenys
Family
Timaliidae (Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
English (US)
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler
Described by
(Vigors, NA, 1831)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Pomatorhinus erythrogenys
Described by
(Vigors, NA, 1831)
Type locality
Himalayas; restricted to 'the district Simla- Almora,' by Ticehurst and Whistler, 1924, Ibis, p. 471.
Original description
Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.14 p.173

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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