Southern Nightingale-Wren
Microcerculus marginatus(Sclater, PL, 1855)
English (US) Southern Nightingale-Wren
The Southern Nightingale-Wren (Microcerculus marginatus) 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 Troglodytidae (Wrens) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Microcerculus marginatus
- Family
- Troglodytidae (Wrens)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Southern Nightingale-Wren
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1855)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Microcerculus marginatus luscinia
- Microcerculus marginatus corrasus
- Microcerculus marginatus squamulatus
- Microcerculus marginatus occidentalis
- Microcerculus marginatus taeniatus
- Microcerculus marginatus marginatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Heterocnemis marginata
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1855)
- Type locality
- 'Bogota', Colombia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.23, no.293 p.145
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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