Red-billed Leiothrix
Leiothrix lutea(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) Red-billed Leiothrix
The Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) 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 lutea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-billed Leiothrix
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Leiothrix lutea kumaiensis
- Leiothrix lutea calipyga
- Leiothrix lutea yunnanensis
- Leiothrix lutea kwangtungensis
- Leiothrix lutea lutea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sylvia (lutea)
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- China, ex Sonnerat ; restricted to mountains of Anhwei, by Stresemann, 1923, Journ. f. Orn., 71, p. 364.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.96
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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