Silver-eared Mesia
Leiothrix argentauris(Hodgson, BH, 1837)
English (US) Silver-eared Mesia
The Silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris) 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 Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Leiothrix argentauris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Silver-eared Mesia
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Leiothrix argentauris argentauris
- Leiothrix argentauris aureigularis
- Leiothrix argentauris vernayi
- Leiothrix argentauris galbana
- Leiothrix argentauris ricketti
- Leiothrix argentauris cunhaci
- Leiothrix argentauris tahanensis
- Leiothrix argentauris rookmakeri
- Leiothrix argentauris laurinae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Mesia Argentauris
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1837)
- Type locality
- Nepal.
- Original description
- The India Review and Journal of Foreign Science and the Arts 2 p.88
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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