Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
Hylacola pyrrhopygia(Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
English (US) Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
The Chestnut-rumped Heathwren (Hylacola pyrrhopygia) 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 Acanthizidae (Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Hylacola pyrrhopygia
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Hylacola pyrrhopygia pyrrhopygia
- Hylacola pyrrhopygia parkeri
- Hylacola pyrrhopygia pedleri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Acanthiza pyrrhopygia
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15, pt.1 p.227
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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