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Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

English (US) Bluethroat

The Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) 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 Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Luscinia svecica
Family
Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Bluethroat
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 11 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Motacilla svecica
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Type locality
in Europae alpinis [= Sweden and Lappland, vide Hartert, 1910, Vog. pal. Fauna, 1, p. 745].
Original description
Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.187

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

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