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Velvet-fronted Grackle

Lampropsar tanagrinus(Spix, JB, 1824)

English (US) Velvet-fronted Grackle

The Velvet-fronted Grackle (Lampropsar tanagrinus) 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 Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Lampropsar tanagrinus
Family
Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Velvet-fronted Grackle
Described by
(Spix, JB, 1824)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Icterus tanagrinus
Described by
(Spix, JB, 1824)
Type locality
'in locis sylvaticis Parae [= Amazon Valley, Brazil] ; restricted to Itacoatiara, Amazonas, left bank of Amazon by Pinto, 1944, Cat. Aves Brasil (Publ. Dept. Zool., Sao Paulo), pt. 2, p. 565.
Original description
Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 1 p.67 pl.64 fig.1

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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