Black Pitohui
Melanorectes nigrescens(Schlegel, H, 1871)
English (US) Black Pitohui
The Black Pitohui (Melanorectes nigrescens) 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 Pachycephalidae (Whistlers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Melanorectes nigrescens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Pitohui
- Described by
- (Schlegel, H, 1871)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Melanorectes nigrescens nigrescens
- Melanorectes nigrescens wandamensis
- Melanorectes nigrescens meeki
- Melanorectes nigrescens harterti
- Melanorectes nigrescens schistaceus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rectes nigrescens
- Described by
- (Schlegel, H, 1871)
- Type locality
- Arfak Mountains.
- Original description
- Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 4 p.46
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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