Abbott's Babbler
Malacocincla abbottiBlyth, E, 1845
English (US) Abbott's Babbler
The Abbott's Babbler (Malacocincla abbotti) 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 Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Malacocincla abbotti
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Abbott's Babbler
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1845
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Malacocincla abbotti abbotti
- Malacocincla abbotti krishnarajui
- Malacocincla abbotti williamsoni
- Malacocincla abbotti obscurior
- Malacocincla abbotti altera
- Malacocincla abbotti olivacea
- Malacocincla abbotti concreta
- Malacocincla abbotti baweana
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- M[alacocincla] Abbotti
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1845
- Type locality
- Ramree Island, Arakan, Lower Burma.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14, pt.2, no.164 p.601
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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