Speckled Mourner
Laniocera rufescens(Sclater, PL, 1858)
English (US) Speckled Mourner
The Speckled Mourner (Laniocera rufescens) 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 Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Laniocera rufescens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Speckled Mourner
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1858)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Laniocera rufescens rufescens
- Laniocera rufescens tertia
- Laniocera rufescens griseigula
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lipaugus rufescens
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1858)
- Type locality
- Coban, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.25, no.344 p.276
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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