Bengal Florican
Houbaropsis bengalensis(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Bengal Florican
The Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis) 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 Otididae (Bustards) in the order Otidiformes.
- Scientific name
- Houbaropsis bengalensis
- Family
- Otididae (Bustards)
- Order
- Otidiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Bengal Florican
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Houbaropsis bengalensis bengalensis
- Houbaropsis bengalensis blandini
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius Bengalensis
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Bengal
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.118
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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