Blackcap Illadopsis
Illadopsis cleaveri(Shelley, GE, 1874)
English (US) Blackcap Illadopsis
The Blackcap Illadopsis (Illadopsis cleaveri) 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 Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Illadopsis cleaveri
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blackcap Illadopsis
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1874)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Illadopsis cleaveri johnsoni
- Illadopsis cleaveri cleaveri
- Illadopsis cleaveri marchanti
- Illadopsis cleaveri batesi
- Illadopsis cleaveri poensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Drymocataphus cleaveri
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1874)
- Type locality
- Fanti region, Ghana.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.3, vol.4, no.13 p.89
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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