Rufous-eared Warbler
Malcorus pectoralisSmith, A, 1829
English (US) Rufous-eared Warbler
The Rufous-eared Warbler (Malcorus pectoralis) 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 Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Malcorus pectoralis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-eared Warbler
- Described by
- Smith, A, 1829
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Malcorus pectoralis etoshae
- Malcorus pectoralis ocularius
- Malcorus pectoralis pectoralis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Smith, A, 1829
- Type locality
- Karroo country, north of the Olifants River; Bitterfontein, northwestern Cape Province, suggested as restricted locality by Winterbottom, 1957, Bull. Brit. Ornith. Club, 77, p. 155.
- Original description
- South African Commercial Advertiser 4, no.213, 27 June p.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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