Black-breasted Boatbill
Machaerirhynchus nigripectusSchlegel, H, 1871
English (US) Black-breasted Boatbill
The Black-breasted Boatbill (Machaerirhynchus nigripectus) 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 Machaerirhynchidae (Boatbills) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Machaerirhynchus nigripectus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-breasted Boatbill
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1871
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Machaerirhynchus nigripectus nigripectus
- Machaerirhynchus nigripectus saturatus
- Machaerirhynchus nigripectus harterti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Macheirhynchus nigripectus
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1871
- Type locality
- interior of Vogelkop = Arfak Mountains, fide Mayr, 1941, List New Guinea Birds, p. 138.
- Original description
- Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 4 p.43
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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