Blue-faced Parrotfinch
Erythrura trichroa(Kittlitz, FH, 1833)
English (US) Blue-faced Parrotfinch
The Blue-faced Parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa) 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 trichroa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-faced Parrotfinch
- Described by
- (Kittlitz, FH, 1833)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 11 subspecies for this species.
- Erythrura trichroa sanfordi
- Erythrura trichroa modesta
- Erythrura trichroa pinaiae
- Erythrura trichroa sigillifer
- Erythrura trichroa macgillivrayi
- Erythrura trichroa eichhorni
- Erythrura trichroa pelewensis
- Erythrura trichroa clara
- Erythrura trichroa trichroa
- Erythrura trichroa woodfordi
- Erythrura trichroa cyanofrons
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla trichroa
- Described by
- (Kittlitz, FH, 1833)
- Type locality
- Ualan [= Kusaie] , Caroline Islands.
- Original description
- Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg 2 p.8 pl.10
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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