Black Butcherbird
Melloria quoyi(Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1827)
English (US) Black Butcherbird
The Black Butcherbird (Melloria quoyi) 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 Artamidae (Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Melloria quoyi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Butcherbird
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Melloria quoyi quoyi
- Melloria quoyi spaldingi
- Melloria quoyi alecto
- Melloria quoyi jardini
- Melloria quoyi rufescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Barita Quoyi
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1827)
- Type locality
- Dorey [= Dorei = Manokwari, Vogelkop], northwestern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles et de GĂ©ologie 10 p.289
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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