Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch
Erythrura hyperythra(Reichenbach, HGL, 1862)
English (US) Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch
The Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch (Erythrura hyperythra) 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 Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Erythrura hyperythra
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch
- Described by
- (Reichenbach, HGL, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Erythrura hyperythra brunneiventris
- Erythrura hyperythra borneensis
- Erythrura hyperythra malayana
- Erythrura hyperythra hyperythra
- Erythrura hyperythra microrhyncha
- Erythrura hyperythra intermedia
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Chlorura hyperythra
- Described by
- (Reichenbach, HGL, 1862)
- Type locality
- New Guinea [= Java] .
- Original description
- Die Singvögel als Fortsetzung der vollständingsten Naturgeschichte und zugleich als Central-Atlas für zoologische Garten und für Thierfreunde p.33
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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TriColoured Parrotfinch
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Red-eared Parrotfinch
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