Moustached Grass Warbler
Melocichla mentalis(Fraser, L, 1843)
English (US) Moustached Grass Warbler
The Moustached Grass Warbler (Melocichla mentalis) 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 Macrosphenidae (Longbills, Crombecs, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Melocichla mentalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Moustached Grass Warbler
- Described by
- (Fraser, L, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Melocichla mentalis mentalis
- Melocichla mentalis amauroura
- Melocichla mentalis orientalis
- Melocichla mentalis luangwae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Drymoica mentalis
- Described by
- (Fraser, L, 1843)
- Type locality
- Accra, Gold Coast.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.11, no.121 p.16
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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