Dusky Twinspot
Euschistospiza cinereovinacea(Sousa, JA, 1889)
English (US) Dusky Twinspot
The Dusky Twinspot (Euschistospiza cinereovinacea) 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
- Euschistospiza cinereovinacea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dusky Twinspot
- Described by
- (Sousa, JA, 1889)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Euschistospiza cinereovinacea cinereovinacea
- Euschistospiza cinereovinacea graueri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lagonosticta cinereo-vinacea
- Described by
- (Sousa, JA, 1889)
- Type locality
- Quindumbo, Angola highlands.
- Original description
- Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes. Publicado sob os Auspicios da Academia Real das Sciencas de Lisboa (2), 1 p.49
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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